Example Sentences#

1. 옛날에 한 노인이 있었습니다.¹
   Once upon a time, there was an old man.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
2. 한 사람은 저녁 식사에 너무 오랜 시간을 보내고, 다른 사람은 감기에 걸려 계속 코를 풀기 때문입니다.²
   One because he spends too much time at dinner, and another because he has a cold and keeps on blowing his nose.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
3. 그곳에서 한 농부가 맹인에게 포도 한 송이를 건네주었다.³
   There, a farmer handed a bunch of grapes to the blind man.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
4. 한 번도 본 적 없는 하늘색⁴
   A sky color I’ve never seen before
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun to indicate ‘one’.
5. 두 명의 스님, 한 명은 나이 든 스님이고 다른 한 명은 젊은 스님이 함께 여행하고 있었다.⁵
   Two monks, one old and one young, were traveling together.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
6. 한 돌을 다듬는 사람이 그의 큰 몸을 천천히 깎고 있었습니다.⁶
   A stone carver was slowly carving his large body.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
7. 호랑이는 한 집 앞에 도착했습니다.⁷
   The tiger arrived in front of a house.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
8. 더 멀리 가볼래, 한 번 더⁴
   I want to go farther, one more time
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun to indicate ‘one’.
9. 그는 말없이 따라갔고, 한 시간 동안 아무 말도 하지 않았다.⁵
   He followed silently, and did not say a word for an hour.
   • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun or classifier to indicate ‘one’.
10. 한 걸음 걸어갈 때마다 새로워⁴
    Every step forward feels new
    • 한 is a form of the native Korean numeral 하나 used as a determiner before a noun to indicate ‘one’.