No. 39 in Korean
이를
"이를" means "teeth" or "this" depending on context.
In a sentence
그는 이를 악물고 힘든 일을 버텼다.
He gritted his teeth and endured the difficult work.
Here, '이를' refers to 'teeth' in the sense of clenching one's teeth.
이를 해결하기 위해 우리는 계획을 세웠다.
We made a plan to resolve it.
In this sentence, '이를' means 'this matter' or 'it' as the object of resolution.
이를 위해 우리는 많은 노력을 기울였다.
We put in a lot of effort for this purpose.
Here, '이를' again means 'this' or 'this objective' as the object of that effort.
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