No. 11,766 in Korean
내려앉는
"To collapse" or "to sink down."
In a sentence
그는 나무 위에서 내려앉는 새를 보았다.
He saw a bird descending and settling on the tree.
Here, '내려앉는' describes the motion of the bird as it descends and settles on the tree.
바람이 불자 낙엽들이 땅 위로 내려앉는 모습이 아름다웠다.
When the wind blew, the sight of leaves gently falling and settling on the ground was beautiful.
'내려앉는' portrays the gradual and smooth motion of the leaves falling to the ground.
산사태로 인해 흙이 마을 전체 위로 내려앉는 일이 발생했다.
Due to the landslide, soil descended and settled on the entire village.
Here, '내려앉는' indicates the motion of soil descending and covering the village during a landslide.
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