Example Sentences#

1. 처음에는 너무 넓어서 두려웠고, 계속 달리기만 했어.¹
   At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, and I kept running and running.
   • 계속 means ‘continuously’.
2. 앨리스: 앨리스는 이 말이 전혀 증명되지 않는다고 생각했지만, 계속해서 물었다.²
   Alice: Alice thought that this statement was not proven at all, but she continued to ask.
   • 계속하다 means ‘to continue’.
   • -여서 is a connective ending that indicates a sequence of related events, cause and effect, or ways or means.
3. 분위기도 참 따뜻해서 계속 보고 싶어지더라.³
   The atmosphere was so heartwarming that I found myself wanting to keep watching.
   • 계속 means ‘continuously’.
4. 한 사람은 저녁 식사에 너무 오랜 시간을 보내고, 다른 사람은 감기에 걸려 계속 코를 풀기 때문입니다.⁴
   One because he spends too much time at dinner, and another because he has a cold and keeps on blowing his nose.
   • 계속 means ‘continuously’ or ‘repeatedly’.
5. 그러나 아기는 계속 울었습니다.⁵
   But the baby continued to cry.
   • 계속 means ‘continuously’.
6. 체셔 고양이: “그렇다면,” 고양이는 계속했다.²
   Cheshire Cat: “If so,” the Cat continued.
   • 계속하다 means ‘to continue’.
   • 였 is the past tense marker.
   • -다 is the plain declarative ending used to state facts or describe events in an impersonal, neutral tone without addressing a specific listener, found in objective narration (stories, articles, diaries), self-directed speech, announcements, and emphatic exclamations.