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일: Vocabulary #411
2026-03-19
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Elementary
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그는 매일 열심히
일했지만,
더 많은 힘과 부를 가진 사람들을 부러워했습니다.
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He worked diligently every day, but envied those with more power and wealth.
일하다
means ‘to work’.
였
is a past tense marker.
지만
is a connective ending meaning ‘but’, used to contrast two clauses.
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Sentence from
The Stonecutter Journey Story
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일: Vocabulary #411
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/vocabulary/일/
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Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
인하다: Vocabulary #373
일단: Vocabulary #154
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