Example Sentences#

1. 가슴이 뛰고 있잖아¹
   My heart is racing
   • 뛰다 means ‘to race’ or ‘to pulsate’.
   • 가슴이 뛰다 is an expression meaning one’s heart is beating strongly, whether due to excitement, love, anticipation, fear, or other strong emotions.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
2. 화면에 “점프!” 하면 전부 뛰고, “앉으세요” 하면 다 같이 앉고…²
   When “Jump!” appeared on the screen, the whole crowd jumped, and when it said “Please sit”, everyone sat down together…
   • 뛰다 means ‘to jump’ or ‘to run’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.