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No. 18,563 in Korean

시키려다

"시키려다" means "to intend to make someone do something."

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  • 그는 나에게 일을 시키려다 말았다.

    He tried to make me work but then stopped.

    In this sentence, '시키려다' indicates an attempt or intention to have someone perform an action or task, which was later abandoned.

  • 학생들에게 어려운 문제를 시키려다 의견을 물어봤다.

    I intended to assign a difficult problem to students but asked their opinion first.

    Here, '시키려다' expresses the intention to assign or request a task from students, showing an uncompleted plan.

  • 나를 도우려는 대신 더 많은 일을 시키려다 했어요.

    Instead of trying to help me, they tried to assign me more tasks.

    In this example, '시키려다' conveys an attempt to impose or delegate work onto someone, focusing on the action's impact on the other person.

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