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Usages of jaknyeon
작년에 한국어를 배우기 시작했어요.jaknyeone hangugeoreul bae-ugi sijakhaesseoyo.
I started learning Korean last year.
올해는 작년보다 더 자주 교실에 가요.olhaeneun jaknyeonboda deo jaju gyosire gayo.
This year, I go to the classroom more often than last year.
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