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Usages of wie
책상 위에 시계가 있어요.chaeksang wie sigyega isseoyo.
There is a clock on the desk.
노트를 책장 위에 두었어요.noteureul chaekjang wie dueosseoyo.
I put the notebook on the bookshelf.
선물은 모두 식탁 위에 있어요.seonmureun modu siktak wie isseoyo.
All the gifts are on the dining table.
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.
더우면 선풍기를 켜고 리모컨은 식탁 위에 두세요.deoumyeon seonpunggireul kyeogo rimokeoneun siktak wie duseyo.
If it’s hot, turn on the fan and leave the remote control on the dining table.
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