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No. 11,443 in Korean

꼬여버렸다

"Got twisted" or "became entangled."

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  • 그는 계획이 꼬여버렸다며 크게 한숨을 쉬었다.

    He sighed deeply, saying that his plans had become entangled.

    In this sentence, '꼬여버렸다' conveys that plans or arrangements have been disrupted or tangled, illustrating a metaphorical usage of '꼬이다'.

  • 실이 꼬여버려서 다시 풀어야 했다.

    The thread got tangled, so it had to be untangled again.

    Here, '꼬여버렸다' is used literally to describe the physical state of a thread becoming tangled.

  • 그들은 사소한 오해로 인해 관계가 꼬여버렸다.

    Their relationship became strained due to a small misunderstanding.

    In this context, '꼬여버렸다' metaphorically describes the complication or strain in personal relationships, derived from the idea of entanglement.

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