No. 704 in Korean
대부분의
"Most of" or "the majority of."
In a sentence
대부분의 사람들이 주말에 쉬어요.
Most of the people rest on weekends.
The phrase '대부분의' here means 'most of.' It is used to describe the majority group within a category referred to by the noun that follows.
이 거리는 대부분의 시간 동안 조용합니다.
This street is quiet most of the time.
In this sentence, '대부분의' is used to indicate 'most of' with reference to a period, demonstrating its adaptability to different types of nouns.
대부분의 학생들이 시험 준비를 잘 했어요.
Most of the students prepared well for the test.
Here, '대부분의' applies to 'students,' again depicting a majority's involvement in the activity mentioned.
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