Example Sentences#

1. 앨리스: “그렇다면 당신은 어떻게 자신이 미쳤다는 걸 아세요?”¹
   Alice: “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. 그때 그는 자신이 장주라는 사실을 잊었습니다.³
   At that time, he forgot that he was Zhuang Zhou.
   • 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. 태양의 엄청난 힘을 보면서 자신이 작게 느껴졌습니다.⁴
   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.
5. 그는 자신이 다시 장주라는 것을 알았습니다.³
   He realized that he was Zhuang Zhou again.
   • 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.
6. 그러나 어느 날, 그는 자신의 옆에서 익숙한 소리를 들었습니다.⁴
   But one day, he heard a familiar sound next to him.
   • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
   • 의 is a possessive marker.
7. 아니면 나비가 지금 자신이 장주라는 꿈을 꾸고 있는 것일까?”³
   Or is the butterfly now dreaming that it is Zhuang Zhou?”
   • 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.