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?
   • 드라마 is a loanword from English meaning ‘drama’.
2. 그 드라마는 진짜 독특했어.¹
   That drama was really unique.
   • 드라마 is a loanword from English meaning ‘drama’.
   • 는 is the topic particle.
3. 지수: 맞아, 성격이랑 행동이 보통 드라마 주인공이랑 좀 다르더라.¹
   Jisoo: Right, her personality and behavior were a bit different from usual drama main characters.
   • 드라마 is a loanword from English meaning ‘drama’.
4. 태민: 응, 드라마가 동화 같은 느낌도 좀 있었잖아?¹
   Taemin: Yes, the drama had a bit of a fairy tale-like feeling too, didn’t it?
   • 드라마 is a loanword from English meaning ‘drama’.
   • 가 is the subject particle.
5. 태민: 나의 아저씨는 현실적이고 감동을 주는 드라마고, 사이코지만 괜찮아는 독특하고 따뜻한 느낌이 있는 드라마인 것 같아.¹
   Taemin: I think ‘My Mister’ is a realistic and touching drama, while ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ is a drama with a unique and warm feeling.
   • 드라마 is a loanword from English meaning ‘drama’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’ and is omitted here, which commonly occurs when it follows a vowel-ending noun and attaches to a vowel-initial ending.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
6. 둘 다 다르지만, 사람 마음에 오래 남는 그런 드라마지.¹
   Both are different, but they’re the kind of dramas that remain in people’s hearts for a long time.
   • 드라마 is a loanword from English meaning ‘drama’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’ and is omitted here, which commonly occurs when it follows a vowel-ending noun and attaches to a vowel-initial ending.
   • -지 is a sentence-ending particle that conveys the speaker’s presumption of shared understanding with the listener. In the declarative mood, it expresses certainty or strong affirmation, often asserting something believed to be obvious or mutually understood. In the interrogative mood, it seeks confirmation, softening the question’s tone and making it less direct, or poses self-directed questions that lightly invite shared consideration. In the imperative mood, it softens the command, making it less forceful.