No. 4,093 in Korean
잠이
"잠이" means "sleep" or "sleepiness" in English.
In a sentence
잠이 오지 않아서 책을 읽었어요.
I couldn't fall asleep, so I read a book.
잠이 here refers to the state of sleep, and using '오지 않아서' indicates the inability to enter the state of sleep.
그는 잠이 많아서 아침마다 일어나기 힘들어해요.
He sleeps a lot, so he struggles to wake up every morning.
잠이 in this context represents the general amount or tendency toward sleep one has.
피곤해서 잠이 아주 깊었어요.
I was tired, so I slept very deeply.
In this sentence, 잠이 characterizes the depth or quality of sleep experienced.
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