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No. 12,567 in Korean

대부분이었다

"대부분이었다" means "was mostly" or "was the majority."

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  • 그 회의에 참석한 사람들은 대부분이 직원들이었다.

    Most of the people who attended the meeting were employees.

    The word '대부분이었다' is used to indicate that the majority of attendees were employees, emphasizing the prominent presence of a specific group.

  • 그 지역의 건축물은 대부분이 전통 양식으로 되어 있었다.

    The buildings in that area were mostly in traditional style.

    Here, '대부분이었다' describes a characteristic prevalent among the architectural styles in the region.

  • 그가 한 말은 대부분이 진실이었다.

    Most of what he said was true.

    In this case, '대부분이었다' is employed to indicate that the majority of his statements were true, distinguishing them from potentially untruthful ones.

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