Example Sentences#

1. “방향만 바꾸면 돼,” 고양이가 말했고, 쥐를 잡아먹었다.¹
   “You only need to change your direction,” said the cat, and ate it up.
   • 잡아먹다 is a compound verb formed by 잡다 (to catch) and 먹다 (to eat), meaning ‘to catch and eat’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • -다 is the plain declarative ending used to state facts or describe events in an impersonal, neutral tone without addressing a specific listener, found in objective narration (stories, articles, diaries), self-directed speech, announcements, and emphatic exclamations.