Example Sentences#

1. “그렇다면 당신은 어떻게 자신이 미쳤다는 걸 아세요?”¹
   “If so, how do you know that you are mad?”
   • 자신 means ‘oneself’, referring to the subject’s own self.
   • 이 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
2. 모두가 자신만의 빛을 찾아가²
   Everyone’s searching for their own light
   • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
   • 만 is a particle meaning ‘only’ or ‘just’.
   • 의 is a possessive marker.
3. 태양의 엄청난 힘을 보면서 자신이 작게 느껴졌습니다.³
   Seeing the enormous power of the sun, he felt small.
   • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
   • 이 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
4. 그러나 어느 날, 그는 자신의 옆에서 익숙한 소리를 들었습니다.³
   But one day, he heard a familiar sound next to him.
   • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
   • 의 is a possessive marker.