Example Sentences#

1. 근데 간신히 도착했더니 비까지 오고, 줄도 정말 길고 입구 찾기도 힘들었어.¹
   But when I finally managed to get there, it even started raining, the line was super long, and even finding the entrance was hard.
   • 찾다 means ‘to find’ or ‘to look for’.
   • -기 is a nominalizing suffix, turning the verb into a noun form.
   • 도 is a particle meaning ‘also’ or ‘even’.
2. 소음 속에서 잊혀진 날 찾아²
   Searching for myself, forgotten in the noise
   • 찾다 means ‘to search’ or ‘to look for’.
   • 아 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
3. 친구도 찾아야 하고, 배워야 할 것도 많아.” 어린 왕자가 대답했다.³
   I have friends to find, and so many things to learn,” the little prince replied.
   • 찾다 means ‘to find’ or ‘to look for’.
   • -아야 is a connective ending used to indicate that the action in the preceding clause is an essential condition or requirement for the action in the following clause.
4. 그래서 먹을 것을 찾으려고 마을로 내려왔습니다.⁴
   So, he came down to the village to look for something to eat.
   • 찾다 means ‘to find’ or ‘to look for’.
   • -(으)려고 is a connective ending used to express intention or purpose, similar to ‘in order to’.