Example Sentences#

1. 라사로는 맹인의 제안을 받아들여 둘은 포도를 먹기 시작했다.¹
   Lazaro accepted the blind man’s suggestion, and the two began eating the grapes.
   • 받아들이다 is a compound verb combining 받다 (to receive) and 들이다 (to let in). 들이다 is formed from 들다 (to enter) and the causative suffix -이-.
   • -어서 is a connective ending that indicates a sequence of related events. In this context, 서 is omitted.
2. 타로는 그 제안을 받아들였습니다.²
   Taro accepted the proposal.
   • 받아들이다 is a compound verb combining 받다 (to receive) and 들이다 (to let in). 들이다 is formed from 들다 (to enter) and the causative suffix -이-.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.