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I
In the song: 내가 · Appears 31 times
different
In the song: 달라 · Appears 21 times
and
In the song: 하고 · Appears 8 times
to not exist, to not have
In the song: 없어요 · Appears 5 times
I am
In the song: I'm · Appears 5 times
your
In the song: 니 · Appears 4 times
stop doing, don't
In the song: 마 · Appears 4 times
to be good, to like
In the song: 좋아 · Appears 4 times
something
In the song: 뭔가 · Appears 4 times
just being pretty
In the song: 예쁘기만 · Appears 3 times
charm or appeal
In the song: 매력은 · Appears 3 times
kids / people
In the song: 애들과 · Appears 3 times
Subject + Subject Particle (가) + Descriptive Verb (좋다)
Used to express what one likes. In this pattern, the object of affection takes the subject particle 가 when using 좋다.
Read the guide: 은/는 vs 이/가난 지금 내가 좋아 나는 나야
I like who I am right now, I am me
Short-form negation (안 + verb)
Placing '안' before a verb creates a simple negative sentence, equivalent to 'do not' or 'is not'.
Read the guide: Saying no: 안 vs 못So what? 신경 안 써 I’m sorry
So what? I don't care, I'm sorry
Verb stem + 지 않다
Standard negation pattern in Korean equivalent to 'not doing' an action.
사랑 따위에 목매지 않아
I don't hang my life on trivial love
Noun + 에 는 (Contraction 에n)
Combining the location particle 에 with the topic marker 는 to emphasize a place or abstract domain as the topic.
Read the guide: Korean sentence structure세상엔 재밌는 게 더 많아
There are far more interesting things in this world.
Descriptive Verb + 는 + 것 (Contracted to 게)
Turning a descriptive verb into a modifier using -는, followed by the bound noun 것 and subject particle 이, contracted into 게.
Read the guide: 은/는 vs 이/가세상엔 재밌는 게 더 많아
There are far more interesting things in this world.
-ㄹ/을 생각 없다
Expresses that one has no intention of doing an action.
Read the guide: Saying no: 안 vs 못I’m sorry sorry 철들 생각 없어요 (Nope)
I'm sorry sorry, I have no intention of growing up
-고 싶다 (Want to)
Attached to a verb stem to express the speaker's desire to perform an action.
Read the guide: "Want to" in Korean (-고 싶다)하고 싶은 일 하기도 바빠
I'm too busy doing what I want to do
-(으)니까 (Because / Since)
A connective ending used to state the reason or basis for the following action or state.
Read the guide: Because & and then (-아서/어서)난 특별하니까 Yeah
Because I'm special, yeah
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