Example Sentences#

1. 끝없이 이어지는 나의 이야기¹
   My endless story
   • 이어지다 is a verb formed by attaching the suffix -어지다 (used to indicate a gradual change or transformation and to convert transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms) to the transitive verb root 잇다 (to connect or continue), converting it into an intransitive verb meaning ‘to become connected’ or ‘to continue’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 끝없이 이어지는 새로운 풍경¹
   Endlessly unfolding new scenery
   • 이어지다 is a verb formed by attaching the suffix -어지다 (used to indicate a gradual change or transformation and to convert transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms) to the transitive verb root 잇다 (to connect or continue), converting it into an intransitive verb meaning ‘to become connected’ or ‘to continue’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
3. 이 모든 게 이어져, 끝나지 않는 춤¹
   All of this connects, a never-ending dance
   • 이어지다 is a verb formed by attaching the suffix -어지다 (used to indicate a gradual change or transformation and to convert transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms) to the transitive verb root 잇다 (to connect or continue), converting it into an intransitive verb meaning ‘to become connected’ or ‘to continue’.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.