No. 397 in Korean
등에서
"On the back" or "from the back."
In a sentence
등에서 땀이 나기 시작했어요.
Sweat started to form on my back.
In this sentence, '등에서' indicates the specific location (the back) where the action (sweating) is occurring.
그는 여러 가지 일등에서 높은 성과를 냈습니다.
He achieved high results in various top categories.
Here, '등에서' denotes 'in the aspects of ranking or classification,' specifying the context of his achievements.
캠핑 갈 때 등에서 짐을 내려놓았어요.
When we went camping, I put down the luggage from my back.
In this case, '등에서' signifies the source origin (the back) from which the luggage is being removed.
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