Example Sentences#

1. 체셔 고양이: “오, 넌 분명히 갈 곳이 있을 거야,” 고양이가 말했다, “오래 걷기만 하면 돼.”¹
   Cheshire Cat: “Oh, you’re sure to find a place,’ said the cat, ‘as long as you walk long enough.”
   • 오래 is an adverb meaning ‘for a long time’.
2. 둘 다 다르지만, 사람 마음에 오래 남는 그런 드라마지.²
   Both are different, but they’re the kind of dramas that remain in people’s hearts for a long time.
   • 오래 is an adverb meaning ‘for a long time’.
3. 어느 저녁, 그는 오래된 나무 아래에서 쉬고 있을 때, 나뭇잎 사이로 신비한 목소리가 들려왔습니다.³
   One evening, while he was resting under an old tree, he heard a mysterious voice through the leaves.
   • 오래되다 is a compound word meaning ‘to be old’, composed of 오래 (long time) and 되다 (to become).
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
4. 그것은 숲의 오래된 영혼의 목소리였고, 타로에게 원하는 무엇이든 변할 수 있는 힘을 주겠다고 했습니다.³
   It was the voice of an old spirit of the forest, promising Taro the power to change anything he wanted.
   • 오래되다 is a compound word meaning ‘to be old’, composed of 오래 (long time) and 되다 (to become).
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
5. 비록 그는 새로운 삶을 즐겼지만, 그의 만족은 오래가지 못했습니다.³
   Although he enjoyed his new life, his satisfaction did not last long.
   • 오래가다 is a compound verb meaning ‘to last long’, combining 오래 (for a long time) and 가다 (to go).
   • 지 is part of the negation pattern -지 못하다, an expression used to indicate inability to perform the action or reach the state described in the preceding statement.
6. 그러나 그의 만족은 오래가지 못했습니다.³
   But his satisfaction did not last long.
   • 오래가다 is a compound verb meaning ‘to last long’, combining 오래 (for a long time) and 가다 (to go).
   • 지 is part of the negation pattern -지 못하다, an expression used to indicate inability to perform the action or reach the state described in the preceding statement.
7. 오래된 산이 된 타로는 영원히 강할 것이라고 느꼈습니다.³
   Taro, who had become an old mountain, felt that he would be strong forever.
   • 오래되다 is a compound verb composed of 오래 (a long time) and 되다 (to become), meaning ‘to be old’ or ‘to have aged’.
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.