Example Sentences#

1. 특히 여자 주인공이 완전 다른 매력이 있었잖아.¹
   Especially the female lead had a completely different charm, you know.
   • 여자 means ‘woman’ or ‘female’.
2. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.²
   One day, they arrived beside a river, where there was a young and beautiful woman having difficulty trying to cross the river.
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
3. 여자는 스님들에게 강을 건너는 것을 도와달라고 부탁했다.²
   The woman asked the monks to help her cross the river.
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 는 is a topic marker, indicating what the sentence is about or the topic of discussion. It can emphasize an element, contrast it with another, or set the context for what follows, highlighting the theme rather than the actor and conveying a sense of ‘as for…’ or ‘regarding…’.
4. 그들은 여자를 만지지 않기로 다짐했기 때문이다.²
   They had promised not to touch a woman.
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
5. 그때 나이 든 스님은 아무 말 없이 여자를 들어 강을 건너게 도와주고, 다른 쪽에 내려놓은 후 다시 길을 떠났다.²
   At that moment, the old monk picked up the woman without a word, helped her cross the river, set her down on the other side, and resumed the journey.
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
6. “스님, 우리는 여자를 만지지 않기로 했는데, 어떻게 그 여자를 들어 건너셨습니까?”²
   “We promised not to touch a woman. How could you carry her across the river?”
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
7. “나는 그 여자를 강 건너편에 내려놓았다.²
   “I set her down on the other side of the river.
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
8. 그런데 왜 아직도 그 여자를 마음속에 두고 있는가?”²
   Why are you still carrying her?”
   • 여자 means ‘woman’.
   • 를 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.