Example Sentences#

1. 그곳에서 한 농부가 맹인에게 포도 한 송이를 건네주었다.¹
   There, a farmer handed a bunch of grapes to the blind man.
   • 그 means ‘that’.
   • 곳 means ‘place’.
   • 에서 is a particle indicating the place where an action occurs.
2. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.²
   One day, they arrived beside a river, where there was a young and beautiful woman having difficulty trying to cross the river.
   • 그 means ‘that’.
   • 곳 means ‘place’.
   • 에 is a location particle meaning ‘at’.
   • 는 is a topic marker, indicating what the sentence is about or the topic of discussion. It can emphasize an element, contrast it with another, or set the context for what follows, highlighting the theme rather than the actor and conveying a sense of ‘as for…’ or ‘regarding…’.