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오랫동안 이 공유 오피스를 이용했어요.oraesdongan i gongyu opiseureul iyonghaesseoyo.
Meaning
I used this coworking space for a long time.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of oraesdongan i gongyu opiseureul iyonghaesseoyo.
이i
this
이용하다iyonghada
to use
공유 오피스gongyu opiseu
the coworking space
오랫동안oraesdongan
for a long time
Questions & Answers about oraesdongan i gongyu opiseureul iyonghaesseoyo.
What does 오랫동안 mean, and how is it different from 오래?
오랫동안 means for a long time. It emphasizes the length of time something continued.
A very similar word is 오래, which also means for a long time. In many cases, they are close in meaning:
- 이 공유 오피스를 오랫동안 이용했어요.
- 이 공유 오피스를 오래 이용했어요.
Both are natural.
오랫동안 can feel a bit more explicit or slightly more written/formal, while 오래 is very common in everyday speech.
Why is 이 used here?
이 means this and comes before the noun it describes.
So:
- 이 공유 오피스 = this shared office / this coworking office
In Korean, demonstratives like 이 (this), 그 (that), and 저 (that over there) go directly before the noun.
Examples:
- 이 책 = this book
- 그 사람 = that person
- 저 건물 = that building over there
What exactly does 공유 오피스 mean? Is it a normal Korean expression?