Example Sentences#

1. 두 명의 스님, 한 명은 나이 든 스님이고 다른 한 명은 젊은 스님이 함께 여행하고 있었다.¹
   Two monks, one old and one young, were traveling together.
   • 젊다 means ‘to be young’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.¹
   One day, they arrived beside a river, where there was a young and beautiful woman having difficulty trying to cross the river.
   • 젊다 means ‘to be young’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
3. 젊은 스님은 믿을 수 없었다.¹
   The young monk couldn’t believe it.
   • 젊다 means ‘to be young’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
4. 두 시간이 지나고, 세 시간이 지나자 젊은 스님은 더 이상 참을 수 없었다.¹
   Two hours passed, and when three hours had passed, the young monk couldn’t endure it any longer.
   • 젊다 means ‘to be young’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
5. 나이 든 스님은 젊은 스님을 바라보며 말했다.¹
   The old monk looked at the young monk and said:
   • 젊다 means ‘to be young’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.