No. 5,185 in Korean
늘어나
"늘어나" means "to stretch" or "to increase."
In a sentence
인구가 꾸준히 늘어나고 있습니다.
The population is steadily increasing.
The term '늘어나' here conveys the concept of quantitative growth or expansion, in this context regarding population number growth.
바지 허리가 늘어나서 헐렁해졌어요.
The waistband of the pants has stretched and become loose.
In this sentence, '늘어나' signifies the physical stretching or elongation of a material — the fabric in the pants.
이 상황에서는 문제가 계속 늘어날 가능성이 높아요.
In this situation, the problems are likely to keep increasing.
Here, '늘어날' indicates an increase or proliferation in the number or intensity of issues or problems.
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