Example Sentences#

1. 현우: 맞아, 사람이 너무 많아서 지하철도 몇 번이나 그냥 지나가고, 택시도 잘 안 잡혀서 늦을 뻔했어.¹
   Hyunwoo: Yeah, there were so many people that a bunch of subways just passed by, and taxis were hard to catch, so I was almost late.
   • 지나가다 is a compound verb formed from 지나다 (to pass) and 가다 (to go), meaning ‘to pass by’ or ‘to go past’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
2. 지나간 순간이 이끄는 다음 장면²
   A passing moment leads to the next scene
   • 지나가다 is a compound verb formed from 지나다 (to pass) and 가다 (to go), meaning ‘to pass by’ or ‘to go past’.
   • -ㄴ is a past tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
3. 바람이 된 타로는 땅을 강하게 지나가며 나무를 뽑고 구름을 날려버렸습니다.³
   As the wind, Taro swept across the land, pulling out trees and blowing away clouds.
   • 지나가다 is a compound verb made up of 지나다 (to pass) and 가다 (to go), meaning ‘to pass by’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.