No. 1,875 in Korean
공을
The Korean word "공을" means "ball" (as the object of a verb).
In a sentence
학생들이 공을 차며 놀고 있습니다.
The students are kicking a ball and playing.
Here, '공을' stands for 'a ball', which is being acted upon by being kicked (direct object of the verb '차다').
그는 던진 공을 잡았습니다.
He caught the ball that was thrown.
In this sentence, '공을' denotes 'the ball', which is the direct object of '잡다', and refers to a specific item within the action described.
나는 공을 어머니께 드렸습니다.
I gave the ball to my mother.
The use of '공을' in this context indicates the object being given ('the ball') in the transaction described by the verb '드리다'.
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