No. 16,175 in Korean
불어나는
"불어나는" means "growing" or "increasing."
In a sentence
불어나는 강물이 마을 근처까지 흘러들었어요.
The swelling river water flowed near the village.
In this sentence, '불어나는' describes the river water ('강물') that is swelling or increasing, showing a growing phenomenon.
불어나는 사람들의 숫자가 축제의 분위기를 고조시켰어요.
The increasing number of people heightened the festive atmosphere.
Here, '불어나는' is used to describe the growing number ('숫자') of people, indicating an increase in count or volume.
얼굴에 불어나는 미소가 그녀의 행복을 나타냈어요.
The spreading smile on her face expressed her happiness.
In this sentence, '불어나는' refers to the expansion or spreading of a smile ('미소'), metaphorically showing growth in a visible or figurative way.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “불어나는” in actual Korean podcasts.
Find “불어나는” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Korean podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 한국어, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Korean books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).