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Decoded Slug: ~고 말다 [go malda] (End up)
Korean Grammar Point
~고 말다 [go malda] (End up)
~고 말다 [go malda] (End up)
Short explanation:
Used to express an action that is completely finished or an unexpected result.
Formation:
Verb stem + 고 말다
Examples:
저는 연습을 너무 많이 해서 손가락이 아파서 결국 연습을 멈추고 말았어요.
Jeoneun yeonseubeul neomu mani haeseo songaragi apaseo gyeolguk yeonseubeul meomchugo malasseoyo.
I practiced so much that my fingers hurt, so I ended up stopping practice.
친구가 계속 추천해서 결국 그 영화를 보고 말았어요, 그런데 그 영화는 전혀 재미 없었어요.
Chinguga gyesok chucheonhaeseo gyeolguk geu yeonghwareul bogo malasseoyo, geureonde geu yeonghwaneun jeonhyeo jaemi eopseosseoyo.
My friend kept recommending it, so I ended up watching that movie, but it was not fun at all.
저는 너무 배가 고파서 마침내 그녀가 만든 요리를 다 먹고 말았습니다, 재료 선택이 별로였지만 그때는 다른 선택지가 없었어요.
Jeoneun neomu baega gopaseo machimnae geunyeoga mandeun yorireul da meokgo malassseubnida, jaeryo seontaegi byeolloyeosseuman geuttaeneun dareun seontaegjiga eopseosseoyo.
I was so hungry that I ended up eating all the dish she made; the choice of ingredients was not great, but there was no other option at that moment.
저는 하루종일 일해 결국 피곤해서 잠을 자고 말았어요, 계획한 일들 중 일부를 하지 못했어요.
Jeoneun harujongil ilhae gyeolguk pigonhaeseo jameul jago malasseoyo, gyehoekan ilddeul jung ilbureul haji moshaesseoyo.
I worked all day and ended up falling asleep because I was tired, I didn't manage to do some of the things I had planned.
Long explanation:
'~고 말다 [go malda]' is a compound end of a phrase used in Korean to imply that an action or event has come to a complete end, often with an unexpected or unwanted outcome. It emphasizes that the action ended up in a certain way, possibly against the subject's will or expectation, thus projecting a sense of finality or regret.