No. 9,246 in Korean
걸어잠근
"Locked" or "fastened by locking."
In a sentence
그 방은 그녀가 걸어잠근 후에 아무도 들어갈 수 없었다.
No one could enter the room after she locked it.
In this sentence, '걸어잠근' means 'locked,' describing the action of locking a room to restrict access.
나는 걸어잠근 문을 다시 열려고 시도했다.
I tried to reopen the locked door.
Here, '걸어잠근' modifies '문' to specify that it was a locked door, emphasizing the status of the door.
그는 그의 개인 공간을 걸어잠근 채로 유지했다.
He kept his private space locked.
In this context, '걸어잠근' illustrates maintaining something securely locked, expressing the continuity of the locked state.
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