Talk To Me In Korean

In this lesson, we are going to take a look at the grammar structure, -아/어/여 버리다. This structure is used to express the completion of a certain action. In addition to the fact that an action is completed, this structure also includes the speaker’s feeling, which can be 1) a happy feeling about finally completing a task and getting rid of a burden, or 2) a sad feeling that something happened in a way that the speaker did not want or expect.  Construction: Verb stem + -아/어/여 버리다  Ex) 끝나다 = to finish; to end → 끝나 버리다 = to finish; to come to an end → 끝나 버렸어요. = It ended (and I am sad about it). / It ended (and it’s completely over).  Although the construction is fairly simple, it will take some time to get used to the actual meaning behind this grammar structure, especially when you want to determine whether the feeling contained in the sentence is a happy one about completing a task or a sad one about something ending. Examples of a happy feeling attached to -아/어/여 버리다  1. 다 끝내 버렸어요!  = I’ve finished every