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동안: Vocabulary #261
Example Sentences
- 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)’.
- 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)’.
- 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
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Sentence from Father Zossima Counsel Story. ↩
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Sentence from The Girl At The River Story. ↩
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Sentence from The Tiger And The Dried Persimmon. ↩
동안: Vocabulary #261
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