사라진
sarajin
The English word 'gone' can be translated into Korean as 사라진 (sarajin).
The word is used to describe someone or something that is away or has left.
Meaning: away, having left (adj)
Which one should you use?
For expressing that something has disappeared, you can use the past tense forms 사라졌어요 or 사라졌습니다. If you want to express that something is simply 'not there', the informal word 없어 is used.
How does it change in a sentence?
사라졌어요 serves as the formal past tense of 'to disappear'.
How do you pronounce it?
sarajin
Did you know?
- While 사라진 describes something that has disappeared, if you say a person is 'gone' in the sense of being deceased, Koreans often use the phrase 돌아가셨다, which literally means 'has returned/gone back'.
- The word 없어 is used for 'gone' or 'not there', but it is also the standard way to say 'I don't have it' in Korean.
- If you use 사라진 to describe a person who has left a room, it can sound more like a magic trick or a vanishing act than a simple departure.
Examples in context
- 고양이가 방에서 사라졌어요.The cat vanished from the room.
- 문서가 사라졌습니다.The document disappeared.
- 버스가 없어.The bus is gone.
- 구름이 사라진 하늘이 보여요.gureumi sarajin haneuri boyeoyo.I see a sky where the clouds have gone.
- 사라진 물건을 찾고 있어요.sarajin mulgeoneul chatgo isseoyo.I am looking for the missing object.
Example conversation
Jihoon and Subin are looking for a missing ball in the park.
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈, 공이 어디 갔어?Subin, gong-i eodi gasseo?Subin, where did the ball go?
- 수빈 Su-bin방금 사라진 것 같아.banggeum sarajin geot gata.I think it just gone.
- 지훈 Ji-hun여기 없다니까.yeogi eoptdanikka.I'm telling you, it's not here.
- 수빈 Su-bin다시 한번 찾아보자.dasi hanbeon chajaboja.Let's try looking for it once more.
