No. 8,365 in Korean
seoul
The capital city of South Korea.
In a sentence
서울은 한국의 수도입니다.
Seoul is the capital of South Korea.
In this sentence, the word '서울' is used to denote a proper noun, specifically the name of a place, which is the capital city of South Korea.
저는 서울에서 살아요.
I live in Seoul.
Here, '서울' refers to a location and is combined with the location marker '에서' to indicate the place where the action of living happens.
서울의 봄은 정말 아름다워요.
Spring in Seoul is very beautiful.
In this example, '서울의' describes possession, suggesting something belongs to or is associated with Seoul, in this case, the spring season.
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