"온" and "든다"
"가끔은 온 세상이 나에 맞서 있다는 생각이 든다!"I have the general translation for this sentence, but I was wondering what purpose does "온" and "든다" serve and what their meaning is?
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온 means "all, whole, entire"
온 세상 means "all the world"
든다 is composed of
들(다)+ㄴ다
들다 means "enter, go[get, come] in(to)"
ㄴ다 is an ending particle used for describing present action or situation.
생각이 들다 means "get an impression that"
"가끔은 온 세상이 나에 맞서 있다는 생각이 든다!"
Sometimes, I get an impression that all the world is against me.
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온 here means 'the whole', so 온 세상 refers to the whole world. You should read 생각이 든다 together. It means to come to mind.
Hope this helps.
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