English Sentence:

I read in the newspaper that a whale was stranded on the Korean west coast.

Korean Translation:

신문에서 고래 한 마리가 서해안에 좌초되었다는 기사를 읽었습니다.

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Words used:

신문

shin moon

newspaper

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에서

e suh

at, from (particle after place or time)

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고래

go re

whale

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하나

ha na

one, 1 (hangeul)

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마리

ma ri

(measure word for animals)

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ga

1. (subject particle) 2. edge, rim 3. person, man 4. family 5. (particle after word to add emphasis) 6. if it is (something) or not 7. (particle after verb to add meaning of 'while or when') 8. district 9. price 10. fake 11. street

Here: (subject particle)

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서해안

suh he an

west coast

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e

1. at, to, by, on, in (particle after place, time or object) 2. because of (particle after noun or gerund to add reason) 3. for (particle after noun or gerund to add 'purpose')

Here: at, to, by, on, in (particle after place, time or object)

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좌초

jwa cho

running aground, stranding

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되다

dwe da

1. to become, to be 2. (particle after verb or noun to add meaning of passivity) 3. valid, available, okay 4. to be written 5. to work (plans, machines, etc.)

Here: (particle after verb or noun to add meaning of passivity)

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ut

(particle in verb to add meaning of past)

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da

1. (sentence ending in narration) 2. (sentence ending when expressing feelings) 3. (quotation, 'someone says') 4. all 5. multiple, several

Here: (sentence ending in narration)

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neun

1. (subject particle) 2. (particle to add emphasis) 3. (particle after a verb to modify a noun, present tense) 4. (verb ending for present tense)

Here: (particle after a verb to modify a noun, present tense)

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기사

gi sa

1. driver, cabby 2. article (in magazine or newspaper) 3. technician

Here: article (in magazine or newspaper)

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reul

(object particle, equivalent to '을', it comes after a noun without a bottom consonant)

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읽다

ik da

to read, to read out

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니다

ni da

(statement ending in formal tone)

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