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그래서: Vocabulary #142

Example Sentences#

  1. 그래서 나는 미친 거야.”1
    Therefore I’m mad.”
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. The expression is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.
  2. 큰 사건도 없는데, 사람들 이야기가 너무 진짜 같고, 그래서 더 감동적이었어.2
    Even though there’s no big event, the people’s stories seem so real, so it was more touching.
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. The expression is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.
  3. 그래서 넌 분명히 세 개씩 먹었을 거야.”3
    So you surely must have eaten three at a time.”
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. The expression is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.
  4. 그래서 사람들은 친구가 없어.4
    So people have no friends.
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. The expression is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.
  5. 그래서 먹을 것을 찾으려고 마을로 내려왔습니다.5
    So, he came down to the village to look for something to eat.
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. The expression is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.
  6. 그래서 더 현실적으로 느껴졌어.2
    So it felt more realistic.
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. The expression is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.
  7. 둘이 너무 다른데, 그래서 더 재밌었던 것 같아.2
    The two of them are so different, and I think that’s why it was more fun.
    • 그래서 is a conjunction meaning ‘so’ or ‘therefore’, used to indicate a logical conclusion or result based on the preceding statement. It is derived from 그렇다, meaning ‘to be like that’, combined with -어서, a connective ending that indicates cause and effect.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story.

  2. Sentence from Exploring K Drama Favorites. 2 3

  3. Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man.

  4. Sentence from The Little Prince And The Fox.

  5. Sentence from The Tiger And The Dried Persimmon.

그래서: Vocabulary #142
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/vocabulary/그래서/
Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0