No. 18,808 in Korean
실장이
"실장이" means "chief" or "head of a department/office."
In a sentence
실장이 회의를 직접 주재했습니다.
The head of the office personally presided over the meeting.
In this sentence, '실장이' refers to the 'head of the office' and is the subject performing the action of presiding over the meeting.
그는 실장이 되어 첫 번째 프로젝트를 맡았습니다.
He became the head of the office and took charge of his first project.
Here, '실장이' implies the role or position ('head of the office') which the person has recently assumed, connecting to a specific task.
실장이 사무실에서 기다리고 있습니다.
The head of the office is waiting in the office.
In this case, '실장이' denotes the position of the individual who is waiting in the office, focusing on their location.
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