No. 11,437 in Korean
꺾이는
"꺾이는" means "being bent" or "breaking."
In a sentence
저는 꺾이는 나뭇가지를 주웠어요.
I picked up a breaking branch.
Here, '꺾이는' describes a branch that is in the state of breaking, acting as an adjective modifying '나뭇가지' (branch).
경기에서 꺾이는 순간이 있었습니다.
There was a moment in the match when it turned around.
In this sentence, '꺾이는' describes a critical turning point during the match, metaphorically expressing a change or reversal.
길이 꺾이는 곳에서 방향을 바꿨어요.
I changed direction at the point where the road bent.
Here, '꺾이는' represents the place where the road bends, describing the physical characteristic of the location.
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