No. 6,041 in Korean
서장이
"서장이" means "chief" or "head of a station," often referring to roles like a police chief or fire station chief.
In a sentence
서장이 지역 신문에 인터뷰 기사가 실렸다.
The chief was featured in an interview article in the local newspaper.
In this sentence, '서장이' functions as the subject (nominative case) indicating the chief of the organization who is being discussed.
새로운 서장이 지역 경찰에 배치되었습니다.
A new chief was assigned to the local police force.
Here, '서장이' denotes the incoming chief, serving as the topic of the sentence.
나는 서장이 다음 회의에서 중요한 발표를 한다고 들었다.
I heard that the chief will make an important announcement at the next meeting.
In this instance, '서장이' identifies the person performing an action in the sentence, being the main noun in focus.
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