No. 982 in Korean
년
The Korean word "년" means "year."
In a sentence
저는 지난 5년 동안 공부했습니다.
I have studied for the past 5 years.
Here, '년' is used as a measure word to indicate the span of years.
새해가 시작되면 올해는 좋은 한 해가 될 거라 믿습니다.
When the new year starts, I believe this year will be a good one.
In this context, '년' is part of the word '새해', meaning 'new year', referring specifically to the beginning of the year.
그 사건은 이천년(2000년)에 발생했습니다.
That event happened in the year 2000.
'년' is used here to specify a particular year when an event occurred.
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