No. 601 in Korean
지원하는
"Supporting" or "applying."
In a sentence
저는 학생들을 지원하는 일을 하고 있습니다.
I am in a line of work that supports students.
Here, '지원하는' is used as a present participle adjective describing the action of supporting or assisting (in this case, students), emphasizing the ongoing nature of support.
이 프로그램은 다양한 기기를 지원하는 기능이 있습니다.
This program has a feature that supports various devices.
In this example, '지원하는' is used as an attributive form describing a feature that is capable of providing compatibility or support (in this case, for devices).
학교는 여러 교육 프로그램을 지원하는 정책을 만들었습니다.
The school has created policies to support various educational programs.
Here, '지원하는' is in its attributive form, signifying the action of providing support or assistance, in the context of the school's policies towards programs.
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