No. 509 in Korean
잃은
The Korean word "잃은" means "lost" in English.
In a sentence
그는 지갑을 잃은 후 매우 당황했습니다.
He was very embarrassed after losing his wallet.
In this sentence, 적절히 '잃은' is the past tense modifier form of the verb '잃다,' which means 'to lose.' It is used here as an adjective to denote the loss of the wallet.
우리는 잃은 친구를 다시 만날 수 있을까요?
Will we be able to meet our lost friend again?
Here, '잃은' modifies the noun '친구' to describe a friend who has been lost.
잃은 시간을 되찾을 방법은 없어요.
There is no way to regain the time that was lost.
'잃은' is used to describe '시간' (time) that cannot be regained, highlighting its function as a descriptive term in this context.
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