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No. 1,119 in Korean

남아

"남아" means "boy" or "male child" in English.

In a sentence

  • 남아의 장난감을 정리해 주세요.

    Please tidy up the boy's toys.

    In this sentence, '남아' refers to a 'boy', specifically a male child.

  • 우리에게 시간이 얼마 남아 있지 않습니다.

    We don't have much time remaining.

    Here '남아' is part of the verb phrase '남아 있지 않다', meaning 'remaining' or 'left' in the context of time.

  • 사진 몇 장이 앨범에 남아 있었다.

    A few photos remained in the album.

    In this usage, '남아 있었다' conveys the meaning 'remained' in the context of photos still being present in an album.

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