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Korean grammar

길래

gillae

Reason or cause

In English: Since, because, As a result of...

Used to express the reason or cause for the speaker's action.

  • 날씨가 따뜻하길래 산책을 했어요.

    날씨가 따뜨타길래 산채글 해써요.said like thisnalssiga ttatteutagillae sanchaegeul haesseoyo.

    Since the weather was warm, I went for a walk.

  • 사람들이 너무 많길래 다른 곳에 갔어요.

    사람드리 너무 만킬래 다른 고세 가써요.said like thissaramdeuri neomu mankillae dareun gose gasseoyo.

    Because there were too many people, I went to a different place.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.