Example Sentences#

1. 앨리스: 앨리스는 이 말을 부정할 수 없다고 느껴서 다른 질문을 해 보았다.¹
   Alice: Feeling that she couldn’t deny this, Alice asked another question.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -어서 is a connective ending that indicates a sequence of related events, cause and effect, or ways or means.
2. 너도 이 마음 느낄 수 있잖아²
   You can feel this too, can’t you?
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -ㄹ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun, conveying assumption, intention, or possibility and including future, potential, or unrealized actions and states.
3. 그래서 더 현실적으로 느껴졌어.³
   So it felt more realistic.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -어지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • 었 is the past tense marker.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
4. 그는 마을의 지도자의 멋진 행사를 보고 질투를 느꼈고, 더 큰 힘을 원하여 지도자가 되기를 원했습니다.⁴
   He felt jealous after seeing the village leader’s wonderful event, and wanted greater power to become a leader.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
5. 호랑이는 등에 있던 것이 사라진 것을 느끼고 크게 안심했습니다.⁵
   The tiger, feeling the thing on its back disappear, was greatly relieved.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
6. 태양의 엄청난 힘을 보면서 자신이 작게 느껴졌습니다.⁴
   Seeing the enormous power of the sun, he felt small.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -어지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.
7. 타로는 더 큰 실망을 느꼈습니다.⁴
   Taro felt even more disappointed.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.
8. 그는 강한 힘을 느끼며 즐거워했습니다.⁴
   He felt joy as he experienced the strong power.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
9. 타로는 점점 더 절망을 느끼며, 산이 되면 정말로 강할 것이라고 확신했습니다.⁴
   Taro gradually felt more despair and was sure that if he became a mountain, he would truly be strong.
   • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
10. 오래된 산이 된 타로는 영원히 강할 것이라고 느꼈습니다.⁴
    Taro, who had become an old mountain, felt that he would be strong forever.
    • 느끼다 means ‘to feel’.
    • 었 is a past tense marker.
    • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.