No. 929 in Korean
적
"적" in Korean can mean "enemy," "opponent," or refer to a suffix indicating experience or a characteristic, depending on context.
In a sentence
나는 어릴 적에 강아지를 키웠어요.
I raised a puppy when I was young.
The word '적' here is used to mean 'time or period', referring to a specific time in one's past.
이 영화는 예술적인 매력이 있어요.
This movie has an artistic charm.
The suffix '적' is used here to form an adjective that describes a property or characteristic related to 'art'.
우리는 역사적인 장소를 방문했어요.
We visited a historical site.
In this sentence, '적' forms an adjective indicating a quality related to history, describing the place visited.
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