No. 8,486 in Korean
前
The Korean word "前" means "before" or "front."
In a sentence
내가 전화를 받기 전에는 알지 못했어요.
I didn't know before I received the call.
In this sentence, '전' is used as a temporal adverb meaning 'before', referring to the time preceding the event of receiving the call.
그 집은 학교 앞에 있어요.
The house is in front of the school.
Here, '전' appears as part of '앞에', meaning 'in front of', indicating a spatial relation.
우리는 전쟁 후에 평화를 소중히 여깁니다.
We value peace after the war.
In this sentence, '전쟁' means 'war', showcasing '전' as a root in a compound noun referring to 'war'.
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