No. 249 in Korean
가진
"가진" means "having" or "possessing."
In a sentence
그는 많은 열정을 가진 사람입니다.
He is a person who has a lot of passion.
'가진' is used as a modifier in this sentence to describe the noun '사람' (person), indicating possession of passion (열정).
가진 것을 잃지 않도록 조심하세요.
Be careful not to lose what you have.
Here, '가진' is employed to connect the verb stem '가지다' (to have) with the noun '것' (thing), forming a compound structure meaning 'what you have.'
그녀는 가진 돈으로 새로운 옷을 샀다.
She bought new clothes with the money she had.
In this sentence, '가진' modifies '돈' (money) to indicate possession, specifying that the subject pertains to money that she had.
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