지난해

In a sentence

• 지난해에는 눈이 많이 내렸습니다.

  Last year, there was a lot of snow.

  The word '지난해' is used here to indicate the specific time period of the previous year.

• 지난해에 받은 선물을 아직도 잘 간직하고 있어요.

  I still keep the gift I received last year well.

  In this sentence, '지난해' serves to set the time context for when the action of receiving the gift occurred.

• 지난해부터 새로운 취미를 시작했어요.

  I started a new hobby since last year.

  Here, '지난해' is used as a reference point in time from which the action of starting continued.