Example Sentences#

1. 지수: 요즘 봤던 드라마 중에 뭐가 제일 기억에 남아?¹
   Jisoo: Among the dramas you’ve watched recently, which one remains most memorable?
   • 기억 means ‘memory’.
   • 에 is a particle indicating location, in this case metaphorically.
2. 모아둔 기억들, 점점 높아진 벽²
   The memories I’ve gathered, a wall growing taller
   • 기억 means ‘memory’.
   • 들 is a plural marker.
3. 미래의 기억에 난 묶여버렸어³
   I became bound by memories of the future.
   • 기억 means ‘memory’.
   • 에 is a particle indicating location, in this case metaphorically.
4. 잊으라 했지만 기억해주길³
   I told you to forget, but hoped you’d remember.
   • 기억하다 means ‘to remember’.
   • -여 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 (to give) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • -길 is a contraction of -기를, where -기 is a nominalizer and 를 is the object marker. It is often used to express a wish or hope, as it implies an unspoken verb like 바라다 (to wish or hope).