상자째

상자째

"상자째" means "by the box" or "an entire box."

In this sentence, '상자째' emphasizes the entirety of the box itself as a unit being acted upon.

그는 그것의 상자째를 모두 열어보았다.

He opened all of them as they were in their boxes.

In this sentence, '상자째' conveys the idea of purchasing apples with the box as the unit of quantity.

그는 사과를 상자째 구매했다.

He purchased apples by the box.

Here, '상자째' is used to convey the sense of doing something to the box collectively without separating its contents.

나는 그 선물을 상자째 씻어서 보냈다.

I washed and sent the gift with the box as a whole.