Example Sentences#

1. 잃어버린 것만 소중하게 남아¹
   Only what’s lost remains precious
   • 남다 means ‘to remain’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
2. 지수: 요즘 봤던 드라마 중에 뭐가 제일 기억에 남아?²
   Jisoo: Among the dramas you’ve watched recently, which one remains most memorable?
   • 남다 means ‘to remain’ or ‘to be left’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
3. 잡을 수 없지만 눈에 남아³
   Though I can’t catch it, it remains in my eyes
   • 남다 means ‘to remain’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
4. 결국 남는 건 후회뿐이야¹
   Only regret remains in the end
   • 남다 means ‘to remain’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
5. 둘 다 다르지만, 사람 마음에 오래 남는 그런 드라마지.²
   Both are different, but they’re the kind of dramas that remain in people’s hearts for a long time.
   • 남다 means ‘to remain’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.