-(으)ㄴ/는 터라
since (given the situation)
5級 · 連結語尾
解説
Gives a circumstance as the reason for the main clause. Past verbs take (으)ㄴ 터라, present 는 터라; adjectives (으)ㄴ 터라; nouns 인 터라. Written style, no commands afterwards.
例文
아침을 못 먹은 터라 배가 몹시 고팠다.
Having skipped breakfast, I was starving.
처음 가 보는 곳인 터라 길을 헤맸다.
It was my first time there, so I got lost.
모두 피곤한 터라 회의를 일찍 마쳤다.
Everyone was tired, so the meeting ended early.
TOPIK対策メモ
TOPIK II Reading 1–2, 42–43.