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No. 5,717 in Korean

버린

"버린" means "discarded" or "abandoned."

In a sentence

  • 나는 책을 잃어버린 것 같아.

    I think I lost the book.

    Here, '버린' is used as part of '잃어버린', indicating a completed action or regret of losing something.

  • 그는 갑자기 일을 끝내버린 후 떠났다.

    He suddenly finished the work completely and left.

    In this sentence, '버린' in '끝내버린' emphasizes the decisiveness or finality of completing the work.

  • 우리가 계획을 다 망쳐버린 것 같아.

    I think we completely ruined the plan.

    The use of '버린' in '망쳐버린' conveys a sense of irreversibility and regret in ruining the plan.

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