No. 532 in Korean
눈에
"In the eye(s)" or "to the eye(s)."
In a sentence
그녀의 아름다움이 모두의 눈에 띄었어요.
Her beauty caught everyone's attention.
Here, '눈에' (nune) means 'in the eyes of' or figuratively 'capturing the vision of'.
이 그림은 첫눈에 반할 만큼 매혹적입니다.
This painting is so captivating that it enchants at first sight.
In this context, '첫눈에' (cheonune) uses '눈에' (nune) as part of an idiomatic expression meaning 'at first sight'.
눈에 먼지가 들어갔어요.
Dust got into my eye.
Here, '눈에' (nune) literally means 'into the eye' in a spatial sense.
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