No. 2,624 in Korean
살던
"살던" means "used to live" or "lived" in English, referring to a past living situation.
In a sentence
어렸을 때 내가 살던 집은 작은 마을에 있었다.
The house where I used to live when I was young was in a small village.
The word '살던' is used as a modifier describing the house in relation to its being the place I lived in the past. It is providing context as an adjective in a past continuous sense.
그가 살던 도시를 방문하는 것이 내 꿈이었다.
It was my dream to visit the city where he used to live.
Here, '살던' is modifying the noun '도시' (city), indicating the city he resided in previously.
우리는 할머니가 살던 동네를 다시 찾았다.
We revisited the neighborhood where grandmother used to live.
In this sentence, '살던' modifies the noun '동네' (neighborhood), specifying the neighborhood in which the grandmother lived in the past.
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