Example Sentences#

1. 도둑은 소를 훔치려고 몰래 올라갔지만, 어두워서 호랑이를 소로 착각하고 뛰어내린 것이었습니다.¹
   The thief had secretly climbed up to steal a cow, but because it was dark, he mistook the tiger for a cow and jumped down.
   • 뛰어내리다 is a compound verb formed from 뛰다 (to jump) and 내리다 (to descend), meaning ‘to jump down’.
   • -ㄴ is a past tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.