Example Sentences#

1. 넌?¹
   How about you?
   • 넌 is a contraction of 너는, where 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’ and 는 is the topic particle.
2. 너에게 닿을 수 있을까?²
   Will it ever reach you?
   • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
   • 에게 is a particle indicating the indirect object of an action, meaning ‘to’ or ‘for’.
3. 체셔 고양이: “그건 네가 어디로 가고 싶은지에 달려 있어,” 고양이가 말했다.³
   Cheshire Cat: “That depends on where you want to go,” said the cat.
   • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’, which changes to 네 when combined with 가.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
4. 네가 내게 다가오는 걸까?⁴
   Could it be you, coming closer to me?
   • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’, which changes to 네 when combined with 가.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
5. 나연: 야, 너 인스타 보니까 최근에 콘서트 갔다 왔더라?⁵
   Nayeon: Hey, I saw on your Instagram that you went to a concert recently?
   • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
   • In this context, it functions as a possessive, meaning ‘your’, as the possessive particle 의 is commonly omitted after pronouns (especially 나, 너, and 우리) in colloquial speech when the relationship between the pronoun and the following noun is clear.
6. 너는?⁶
   How about you?
   • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
   • 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…’.
7. “라사로야, 오늘은 너와 이 포도를 똑같이 나누어 먹고 싶구나.⁷
   “Lazaro, today I want to share these grapes evenly with you.
   • 너 means ‘you’, used informally.
   • 와 is a particle used to link nouns, meaning ‘and’ or ‘with’.
8. 네가 친구를 원한다면, 나를 길들여 줘.”⁸
   If you want a friend, tame me.”
   • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’, which changes to 네 when combined with 가.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
9. 다시 네 목에 붉은 끈 걸고파⁹
   I want to wrap the red ribbon around your neck once again.
   • 네 is a contraction of 너의, where 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’ and 의 is the possessive marker, meaning ‘of’.
10. 너 진짜 밥 안 먹고 사는 거 아니야?¹⁰
    Are you really living without eating proper meals?
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
11. 하린: 너 정말 치맥 없이는 못 사는구나.¹
    Harin: You really can’t live without chicken and beer, can you?
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
12. 체셔 고양이: “오, 넌 분명히 갈 곳이 있을 거야,” 고양이가 말했다, “오래 걷기만 하면 돼.”³
    Cheshire Cat: “Oh, you’re sure to find a place,’ said the cat, ‘as long as you walk long enough.”
    • 넌 is the contracted form of 너는, where 너 means ‘you’ and 는 is a topic marker.
13. 너와 나, 손잡고 달려가⁴
    Let’s hold hands and run
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
    • 와 is a particle meaning ‘and’ or ‘with’.
14. 근데 너 일본에서도 공연 본 거 아니야?⁵
    By the way, didn’t you also see a concert in Japan?
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
15. 내가 하나 먹으면, 너도 하나만 먹는 거야.⁷
    If I eat one, you also eat one.
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
    • 도 is a postpositional particle used to indicate an addition of another thing to something that already exists, suggesting ‘also’ or ‘even’.
16. 나는 슬쩍 너를 바라볼 거고, 너는 아무 말도 하지 마.⁸
    I will steal a glance at you, and you will say nothing.
    • 너 is an informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
    • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
17. 네가 원하는 쪽으로 가 봐.³
    Go whichever way you want.
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’, which changes to 네 when combined with 가.
    • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
18. 너도 이 마음 느낄 수 있잖아⁴
    You can feel this too, can’t you?
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
    • 도 is a particle meaning ‘also’ or ‘too’.
19. 너도 같이 가자.⁵
    You should come too!
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
    • 도 is a particle meaning ‘also’ or ‘too’.