No. 4,059 in Korean
잃을
"잃을" means "to lose" (future or attributive form).
In a sentence
나는 내 열쇠를 잃을 뻔했다.
I almost lost my keys.
The word '잃을' is marking the future forms of the verb '잃다', indicating the potential near action of becoming lost.
그는 그의 길을 잃을 것 같았다.
He seemed like he was going to lose his way.
The word '잃을' is showing the future possibility of the subject losing his way, using '것 같다' to express an intuition.
나는 잃을 것이 아무것도 없다.
I have nothing to lose.
Here, '잃을' describes hypothetical future loss, indicating an absence of objects that can undergo loss.
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