Example Sentences#

1. 포도를 다 먹고 난 후, 맹인은 포도 줄기를 손에 쥐고 고개를 흔들며 말했다.¹
   After finishing the grapes, the blind man held the grape stem in his hand, shook his head, and said:
   • 손 means ‘hand’.
   • 에 is a particle indicating location, meaning ‘in’ or ‘on’.
2. 쥔 손에서 흩어지는 모래²
   Sand slipping through my clenched fingers
   • 손 means ‘hand’.
   • 에서 is a particle indicating the place where an action occurs or the source from which something originates.
3. 빈손인 채 다시 나아가는 길²
   With empty hands, I move forward again
   • 빈손 is a compound noun formed from 빈 (empty), derived from the verb 비다 (to be empty) with the modifier -ㄴ, which makes the preceding statement describe the following noun, and 손 (hand), meaning ‘empty hands’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’.
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.