Example Sentences#

1. 부서질수록 내 맘 가벼워져¹
   The more I break, the lighter I feel
   • 부서지다 means ‘to be shattered’ or ‘to be broken’ and is the intransitive counterpart of 부수다 (to break). It derives from the Middle Korean verb 브스다 (a historical form of 부수다) through the addition of the suffix -어지다, which indicates a gradual change or transformation and converts transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms.
   • ㄹ수록 is a grammar pattern indicating that as the extent of the preceding action or condition increases, the following statement changes accordingly. It means ‘the more (something happens)’.