Example Sentences#

1. 그래도 들어가자마자 완전 미쳤어!¹
   Still, as soon as I got inside, it was absolutely insane!
   • 들어가다 is a compound verb formed from 들다 (to enter) and 가다 (to go), meaning ‘to go into’ or ‘to enter’.
   • -자마자 is a connective ending used to indicate that the action in the following clause occurs immediately after the action in the preceding clause, meaning ‘as soon as’.
2. 줄이 길었는데도 5분 만에 다 들어가고, 직원들이 진짜 잘 안내해 줬어.¹
   Even though the line was long, everyone got in within 5 minutes, and the staff guided us really well.
   • 들어가다 is a compound verb formed from 들다 (to enter) and 가다 (to go), meaning ‘to go into’ or ‘to enter’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.