Example Sentences#

1. 다음이 궁금해지는 순간¹
   A moment that makes me curious about what’s next
   • 궁금하다 means ‘to be curious’.
   • -여지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 벽 너머 세상이 궁금했어²
   I wondered about the world beyond the walls.
   • 궁금하다 means ‘to be curious’.
   • 였 is a past tense marker.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
3. 호랑이는 궁금해서 창문 밑에 숨어서 들었습니다.³
   The tiger was curious, so he hid under the window and listened.
   • 궁금하다 means ‘to be curious’.
   • -여서 is a connective ending that indicates a sequence of related events, cause and effect, or ways or means.