No. 809 in Korean
아는
"아는" means "knowing" or "that (someone) knows."
In a sentence
아는 사람이 많은 모임에 갔어요.
I went to a gathering where I knew many people.
In this sentence, '아는' functions as a modifier describing the people I am familiar with.
그녀는 아는 것이 많아요.
She knows a lot of things.
Here, '아는' describes the possession of knowledge by the subject.
아는 척하지 마세요.
Don't pretend that you know.
In this sentence, '아는' is associated with the act of knowing or pretending to know something.
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