No. 709 in Korean
만난
"Met" or "encountered."
In a sentence
우리가 처음 만난 날이 기억나요.
Do you remember the day we first met?
Here, '만난' is the past participle form of '만나다' (to meet), used to describe '날' (day) as the day on which the event occurred.
만난 친구들이 도와줬어요.
The friends I met helped me.
In this sentence, '만난' modifies '친구들' (friends), indicating the friends are the ones met earlier or previously encountered.
그녀와 만난 일이 중요해요.
The fact that I met her is important.
'만난' describes '일' (fact/matter) to indicate the specific event among others that is significant.
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