Example Sentences#

1. 화면에 “점프!” 하면 전부 뛰고, “앉으세요” 하면 다 같이 앉고…¹
   When “Jump!” appeared on the screen, the whole crowd jumped, and when it said “Please sit”, everyone sat down together…
   • 앉다 means ‘to sit’.
   • -(으)세요 is an informal polite honorific ending formed by combining the honorific marker -(으)시- — used to show respect toward the subject of the verb, typically when referring to or addressing someone of higher social standing, or when politely addressing the listener in requests, questions, or commands — with the informal polite ending -어요.
   • The quotation marker 라고 has been omitted, as is common in casual speech when quotation marks or context make the meaning clear.
2. “우선 저기 풀밭에, 나와 조금 떨어져 앉아 있어야 해.²
   “First, you must sit over there in the grass, a little apart from me.
   • 앉다 means ‘to sit’.
   • 아 is part of the pattern -아 있다 used to express a continuing state of a completed action, often used with intransitive verbs or passive verbs.
3. 그러면서 날마다 조금씩 더 내게 가까이 앉으면 돼…”²
   And as you do so, you can sit a little closer to me each day…”
   • 앉다 means ‘to sit’.
   • -으면 is a conditional ending meaning ‘if’ or ‘when’.