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동안: Vocabulary #261

Example Sentences#

  1. 하지만 저는 다른 사람과 함께 방 안에서 이틀 동안 지내는 것조차 견딜 수 없습니다.1
    But I can’t even endure staying with other people in a room for two days.
    • 동안 means ‘for (a duration of time)’.
  2. 그는 말없이 따라갔고, 한 시간 동안 아무 말도 하지 않았다.2
    He followed silently, and did not say a word for an hour.
    • 동안 means ‘for (a duration of time)’.
  3. 추운 겨울밤, 며칠 동안 아무것도 먹지 못한 호랑이는 배가 몹시 고팠습니다.3
    On a cold winter night, the tiger, having gone several days without eating anything, was extremely hungry.
    • 동안 means ‘during’ or ‘for (a period of time)’.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Father Zossima Counsel Story.

  2. Sentence from The Girl At The River Story.

  3. Sentence from The Tiger And The Dried Persimmon.

동안: Vocabulary #261
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Published at
2026-03-19
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