따라
ttara
unusually; of all days/things
Attaches to nouns, often time words, to mean 'unlike usual, for no particular reason' — it marks something as unusually different on this particular occasion.
Form
- Attaches to
- Noun
Meanings
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A postpositional particle used to mean "different from the usual for no particular reason."
‘특별한 이유 없이 평소와 다르게’의 뜻을 나타내는 조사.
※ 주로 '오늘따라', '그날따라' 등으로 쓴다.
Examples
이상하게 오늘따라 전화가 많이 오네.
Strangely, I'm getting a lot of calls today of all days.
승규하고 지수는 늘 함께 다니더니 그날따라 승규가 혼자 있더라.
Seunggyu and Jisu always go around together, but that day, oddly, Seunggyu was alone.
그날따라 비가 너무 많이 와서 운전하는 게 참 힘들었지.
It happened to rain so much that day that driving was really difficult.
어제 잠을 못 잤어? 왜 이렇게 졸아? 그런 것도 아닌데 오늘따라 너무 피곤하고 졸리네.
Didn't you sleep last night? Why are you so drowsy? Not really, but I'm just unusually tired and sleepy today.
어제 잠을 못 잤어? 왜 이렇게 졸아?
Didn't you sleep last night? Why are you so drowsy?
그런 것도 아닌데 오늘따라 너무 피곤하고 졸리네.
Not really, but I'm just unusually tired and sleepy today.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘따라’ mean?
2. Which form means “unusually; of all days/things”?