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Usages of sigye
벽에 시계를 걸어 두었지만 시간이 자주 틀려요.byeoge sigyereul georeo dueossjiman sigani jaju teullyeoyo.
I hung a clock on the wall, but it’s often wrong.
책상 위에 시계가 있어요.chaeksang wie sigyega isseoyo.
There is a clock on the desk.
시계가 고장 났어요.sigyega gojang nasseoyo.
The clock is broken.
벽에 시계가 걸려 있어요.byeoge sigyega geollyeo isseoyo.
There is a clock hanging on the wall.
칠판 옆에 시계가 걸려 있어요.chilpan yeope sigyega geollyeo isseoyo.
There’s a clock hanging beside the blackboard.
제 방에는 시계가 없어요.je bangeneun sigyega eobseoyo.
There is no clock in my room.
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