Korean

Meaning: each; per
Part of Speech: Adverb, Suffix

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Example sentences

I eat one apple per day.
그는 매일 아침 공원을 세 주씩 돕니다.
He runs three laps around the park every morning.
계단을 한 단씩 조심스럽게 올라갔다.
I carefully went up the stairs one step at a time.
노사 양측이 조금씩 양보하여 원만한 합의를 이끌어 냈다.
Both labor and management sides made some concessions and reached an amicable agreement.
수도꼭지에서 물방울이 한 방울씩 떨어졌다.
Water drops fell one by one from the faucet.
그는 옛 편지들을 하나씩 불길 속에 살랐다.
He burned the old letters one by one in the flames.
수도꼭지에서 물이 한 방울씩 떨어지고 있었다.
Water was dripping one drop at a time from the faucet.
그는 접시를 하나씩 차례로 포개어 놓았다.
He stacked the plates one by one.
아버지는 한 달에 한 번씩 이발소에 가신다.
My father goes to the barbershop once a month.

Usage Notes

A suffix attached to quantity-related words to mean 'each' or 'per'. It can also be an adverb describing a faint, silent smile.

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