V-(으)ㄴ 지

Since

Explanation

-(으)ㄴ 지 indicates how much time has passed since some situation or action occurred and thus corresponds to 'since' in English.

It can be expressed in various ways, including -(으)ㄴ 지 ~ 되다, -(으)ㄴ 지 ~ 넘다 and -(으)ㄴ 지 ~ 안 되다.

When the verb stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ, -ㄴ 지 is used, and when it ends in a consonant, -은 지 is used.

Details

Kimchi Reader

Indicates how much time has passed since some situation or action occurred

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Alternate form

It can be expressed in various ways, including (으)ㄴ 지... 되다, (으)ㄴ 지... 넘다 and (으)ㄴ 지... 안 되다

Examples
저는 한국에 <span class='focus'>온 지</span> 2년이 됐습니다.
It's been two years since I came to Korea.
담배 <span class='focus'>끊은 지</span> 한 달 됐어요.
It's been one month since I stopped smoking.
컴퓨터게임을 <span class='focus'>한 지</span> 5시간이 넘었어요.
It's been over five hours since you started playing computer games.

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