Example Sentences#

1. 체셔 고양이: “저쪽에는,” 고양이는 한쪽 발을 흔들며, “모자 장수가 살고 있어.¹
   Cheshire Cat: “In that direction,” waving one paw, “lives a Hatter.
   • 흔들다 means ‘to shake’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
2. 포도를 다 먹고 난 후, 맹인은 포도 줄기를 손에 쥐고 고개를 흔들며 말했다.²
   After finishing the grapes, the blind man held the grape stem in his hand, shook his head, and said:
   • 흔들다 means ‘to shake’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
3. 그리고 저쪽에는,” 다른 쪽 발을 흔들며, “3월 토끼가 살고 있어.¹
   And in that direction,” waving the other paw, “the March Hare lives.
   • 흔들다 means ‘to shake’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
4. “개는 화가 나면 으르렁거리고, 기쁘면 꼬리를 흔들어.¹
   “When a dog gets angry, it growls, and when it’s happy, it wags its tail.
   • 흔들다 means ‘to shake’ or ‘to wag’.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
5. 그런데 나는 기쁠 때 으르렁거리고, 화가 나면 꼬리를 흔들어.¹
   But I growl when I’m happy, and I wag my tail when I’m angry.
   • 흔들다 means ‘to shake’ or ‘to wag’.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.