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Usages of chaeksang
책상 위에 교과서와 노트가 놓여 있어요.chaeksang wie gyogwaseowa noteuga nohyeo isseoyo.
On the desk there are textbooks and notebooks.
책상에서 숙제를 해요.chaeksangeseo sukjereul haeyo.
I do homework at the desk.
책상 위에 컴퓨터가 있어요.chaeksang wie keompyuteoga isseoyo.
There is a computer on the desk.
책상과 의자 사이에 컴퓨터가 있어요.chaeksanggwa uija saie keompyuteoga isseoyo.
There is a computer between the desk and the chair.
우산을 책상 위에 두고 왔어요.usaneul chaeksang wie dugo wasseoyo.
I left my umbrella on the desk.
작은 램프를 책상 위에 두었어요.jageun raempeureul chaeksang wie dueosseoyo.
I put the small lamp on the desk.
책상에서 책이 떨어졌어요.chaeksangeseo chaegi tteoreojyeosseoyo.
A book fell off the desk.
책상 위에 책을 놓아요.chaeksang wie chaegeul nohayo.
I put a book on the desk.
책상 위에 시계가 있어요.chaeksang wie sigyega isseoyo.
There is a clock on the desk.
침실에 놓을 작은 책상을 사기로 했어.chimsire noheul jageun chaeksangeul sagiro haesseo.
I decided to buy a small desk to place in the bedroom.
책상 위에 휴지가 없어서 작은 쓰레기를 바로 못 치웠어.chaeksang wie hyujiga eobseoseo jageun sseuregireul baro mos chiwosseo.
There was no tissue on the desk, so I couldn’t clean up the small trash right away.
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