Example Sentences#

1. 그래서 더 현실적으로 느껴졌어.¹
   So it felt more realistic.
   • 현실적 is composed of 현실 (reality) and the suffix -적, which turns a noun into a descriptive term meaning ‘relating to’ or ‘having the properties of’, thus meaning ‘realistic’.
   • 으로 is a versatile particle with multiple uses. In this context, it’s functioning as an adverbial marker, indicating the manner or way in which something is done, similar to the ‘-ly’ suffix in English.
2. 그러나 언젠가 이 떨어져 있는 지식들이 모이면, 현실의 무서운 모습을 드러내고, 그 속에서 우리의 무서운 위치를 알게 되어 우리는 그 사실로 인해 미쳐버리거나 그 빛을 피해 새로운 어두운 시대의 평화와 안전 속으로 도망칠 것입니다.²
   However, someday, if these separate pieces of knowledge come together, they will reveal the fearful reality, and in that, we will come to know our terrifying position and either go mad or flee into the peace and safety of a new dark age, avoiding the light.
   • 현실 means ‘reality’.
   • 의 is a possessive marker.
3. 태민: 나의 아저씨는 현실적이고 감동을 주는 드라마고, 사이코지만 괜찮아는 독특하고 따뜻한 느낌이 있는 드라마인 것 같아.¹
   Taemin: I think ‘My Mister’ is a realistic and touching drama, while ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ is a drama with a unique and warm feeling.
   • 현실적 means ‘realistic’, derived from 현실 (reality) and the suffix -적, which turns a noun into a descriptive term meaning ‘relating to’ or ‘having the properties of’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.