Example Sentences#

1. 근데 간신히 도착했더니 비까지 오고, 줄도 정말 길고 입구 찾기도 힘들었어.¹
   But when I finally managed to get there, it even started raining, the line was super long, and even finding the entrance was hard.
   • 비 means ‘rain’.
   • 까지 is a particle that marks the extent or endpoint of a spatial, temporal, or quantitative range, meaning ‘until’, ‘to’, or ‘up to’, carrying the emphatic meaning of ‘even’ when that limit includes something extreme or unexpected.
2. 비가 와도 우산은 필요 없어²
   Even if it rains, I don’t need an umbrella
   • 비 means ‘rain’.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
3. 구름이 된 타로는 태양을 가리고 비를 내리며 땅에 영향을 미치는 것을 즐겼습니다.³
   As a cloud, Taro covered the sun, poured rain, and enjoyed having influence on the ground.
   • 비 means ‘rain’.
   • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.