No. 12,026 in Korean
놀던
"놀던" means "was playing" or "used to play," describing an action of playing in the past.
In a sentence
아이들이 공원에서 놀던 기억이 생생하다.
I vividly remember when the children used to play at the park.
In this sentence, '놀던' is used to describe the action 'used to play' as a recurring or habitual activity in the past.
그가 놀던 장소를 찾기가 어려웠다.
It was difficult to find the place where he used to hang out.
Here, '놀던' characterizes the place as one where the play or activity occurred in the past.
친구와 함께 놀던 시절이 그리워요.
I miss the times when I used to play with my friends.
In this example, '놀던' highlights the time period during which the action of 'playing' happened in the past.
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