No. 11,436 in Korean
꺾은
"꺾은" means "bent" or "broken" (past tense of 꺾다: to bend or break).
In a sentence
그는 길에서 꺾은 꽃을 집으로 가져왔다.
He brought flowers that he picked from the road to his house.
The word "꺾은" is used here as a past participle that describes the flowers as having been picked (or broken off) from somewhere.
축구 경기에서 팀은 연승 기록을 꺾은 상대를 만났다.
In the soccer match, the team faced an opponent that broke their winning streak.
Here, "꺾은" characterizes the opponent as the one who broke or ended the winning streak.
아이는 꺾은 엄지로 지렛대를 조작했다.
The child operated the lever using their bent thumb.
In this sentence, "꺾은" describes the thumb as bent, giving it a state or characteristic.
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