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기능시험 전에 평행 주차를 연습했습니다.gineungsiheom jeone pyeonghaeng juchareul yeonseuphaessseupnida.
Meaning
I practised parallel parking before the closed-course test.
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sentence
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Course
Breakdown of gineungsiheom jeone pyeonghaeng juchareul yeonseuphaessseupnida.
전에jeone
before
연습하다yeonseuphada
to practice
기능시험gineungsiheom
the closed-course driving test
평행 주차pyeonghaeng jucha
the parallel parking
Questions & Answers about gineungsiheom jeone pyeonghaeng juchareul yeonseuphaessseupnida.
What does 기능시험 mean here?
In this sentence, 기능시험 means a skills test, and in context it most likely refers to a driving skills test.
- 기능 = function, skill, ability
- 시험 = test, exam
So in a driver's-license context, 기능시험 is the practical test where basic driving skills are checked.
Why is 전에 placed after 기능시험 instead of before it?
Because Korean uses postpositions, not prepositions.
In English, you say before the test. In Korean, you say test before:
- 기능시험 전에 = before the skills test
The pattern is:
- noun + 전에 = before the noun
Examples:
- 수업 전에 = before class
- 식사 전에 = before the meal
Why is there no particle after 기능시험?