No. 842 in Korean
태풍
Typhoon.
In a sentence
태풍이 상륙하여 많은 피해를 입혔다.
The typhoon made landfall and caused a lot of damage.
Subject of the sentence, representing a natural disaster causing events.
어젯밤 태풍 때문에 잠을 거의 못 잤어요.
Because of the typhoon last night, I could hardly sleep.
Used as the cause of inconvenience or disturbance in this context.
이번 주말에 태풍이 다가올 예정이라서 대비해야 해요.
This weekend, a typhoon is expected to approach, so we should prepare.
Predictive subject referring to a future natural event requiring precaution.
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