Example Sentences#

1. 바람 따라 흩어지는 꽃잎들¹
   Petals scattered by the wind
   • 흩어지다 is a verb formed by attaching the suffix -어지다 (used to indicate a gradual change or transformation and to convert transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms) to the transitive verb root 흩다 (to scatter), converting it into an intransitive passive verb meaning ‘to become scattered’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 쥔 손에서 흩어지는 모래²
   Sand slipping through my clenched fingers
   • 흩어지다 is a verb formed by attaching the suffix -어지다 (used to indicate a gradual change or transformation and to convert transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms) to the transitive verb root 흩다 (to scatter), converting it into an intransitive verb meaning ‘to become scattered’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
3. 흩어진 모래 위를 걸어가²
   Walking on the scattered sand
   • 흩어지다 is a verb formed by attaching the suffix -어지다 (used to indicate a gradual change or transformation and to convert transitive verbs into intransitive passive forms) to the transitive verb root 흩다 (to scatter), converting it into an intransitive verb meaning ‘to become scattered’.
   • -ㄴ is a past tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.