An Easy Poem

An easy poem - koreanasitis
Cr:  Koreanasitis

Note to self

보이지 않아도

바람

보이지 않아도

풀입을 흔들고

태풍

보이지 않아도

나무를 흔들고

너

보이지 않아도

나를 흔들고

보이지 않은 게

보이는 것보다

힘이 더 세다.

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What can’t be seen

Wind.

Though it can’t be seen

Moves blades of grass

Typhoon

Though it can’t be seen

Moves trees

You

Though you can’t be seen

Move me

What can’t be seen

Has greater power

Than what can

Here are the verbs and their endings:

보이다 – to be seen (intransitive version of 보다)

~지 않다  - long way of conjugating a verb to a negative (with 보이다 –> 보이지 않다 = not seen)

~아도 – even / even though (보이지 않아도 = even though not seen)

~은 게 – form for a verb or adjective to turn it into a noun clause (보이지 않은 게 = the thing that can’t be seen)

흔들다 – to shake / move [something]

~고 – “and” form for a verb (흔들고 = shake and…)

힘이 세다 – to have power / be strong (힘이 더 세다 = have/has more power)

~는 것 – noun clause form for a verb (보이는 것 = what can be seen)

Vocabulary

풀입 – grass blades (풀 = grass, 잎 = blades or leaves as in 나무잎, leaves on a tree)

태풍 – typhoon

나무 – tree / trees (나무를 흔들다 = moves the trees)

너 – you (intimate form – only for use with inferior subjects)

나 – I/me (non-humble form – for use with non-honorific subjects)

Grammar Particles for nouns:

~보다 – means “than” (보이는 것보다 = than what can be seen)

 ~를 – direct object particle (나를 흔들다 = moves ME)