Example Sentences#

1. 라사로는 속으로 웃음을 지으며, 맹인이 얼마나 영리한지 깨달았다.¹
   Lazaro smiled to himself, realizing how clever the blind man was.
   • 속 means ‘inside’ or ‘within’, often used metaphorically to refer to internal thoughts or feelings.
   • (으)로 is a particle that can indicate direction or means, in this context meaning ‘to oneself’ or ‘inwardly’.
2. 끝없이 흐르는 바람 속으로²
   Into the endlessly flowing wind
   • 속 means ‘inside’ or ‘within’.
   • (으)로 is a particle indicating direction, meaning ‘into’ or ‘towards’.
3. 소음 속에서 잊혀진 날 찾아³
   Searching for myself, forgotten in the noise
   • 속 means ‘inside’ or ‘within’.
   • 에서 is a particle indicating the place where an action occurs.
4. 그러나 언젠가 이 떨어져 있는 지식들이 모이면, 현실의 무서운 모습을 드러내고, 그 속에서 우리의 무서운 위치를 알게 되어 우리는 그 사실로 인해 미쳐버리거나 그 빛을 피해 새로운 어두운 시대의 평화와 안전 속으로 도망칠 것입니다.⁴
   However, someday, if these separate pieces of knowledge come together, they will reveal the fearful reality, and in that, we will come to know our terrifying position and either go mad or flee into the peace and safety of a new dark age, avoiding the light.
   • 속 means ‘inside’.
   • 에서 is a particle indicating the place where an action occurs.
5. 적의 눈 속에 내가 보였어⁵
   I saw myself in my enemy’s eyes.
   • 속 means ‘inside’ or ‘within’.
   • 에 is a particle indicating location.
6. 호랑이는 몹시 놀라서 마음속으로 말했습니다.⁶
   Greatly surprised, the tiger said to himself,
   • 마음속 is a compound noun meaning ‘in one’s mind’, formed from 마음 (mind or heart) and 속 (inside) to refer to one’s innermost thoughts.
   • (으)로 is a particle that can indicate direction or means, in this context meaning ‘to oneself’ or ‘inwardly’.
7. 익숙한 고요 속 작은 목소리³
   A faint voice in the familiar silence
   • 속 means ‘inside’ or ‘within’.
8. 깊은 시간 속 깨어난 멜로디³
   A melody awakened in the depths of time
   • 속 means ‘inside’ or ‘within’.