No. 2,114 in Korean
오랜만에
"오랜만에" means "after a long time" or "it's been a while."
In a sentence
오랜만에 친구를 만나서 즐거운 시간을 보냈어요.
I met a friend after a long time and had a pleasant time.
Here, '오랜만에' is used at the beginning of the sentence to establish context—emphasizing that it has been a long time since meeting a friend.
집에 오랜만에 돌아가니 기분이 묘했어요.
Returning home after a long time felt strange.
In this sentence, '오랜만에' modifies '돌아가니,' providing the sense of rarity or extended absence before the action of returning home.
이 영화는 오랜만에 정말 감동적이었어요.
This movie was truly touching after a long time.
The phrase '오랜만에' contextualizes the emotional impact of a movie, relating it to the speaker's sense of time since an impressive emotional experience.
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