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Usages of honja
혼자 있으면 가끔 심심해.honja isseumyeon gakkeum simsimhae.
I sometimes get bored when I’m alone.
혼자 영화관에 가요.honja yeonghwagwane gayo.
I go to the movie theater alone.
밤에 혼자 걷는 건 위험해.bame honja geotneun geon wiheomhae.
It’s dangerous to walk alone at night.
그는 혼자 고민하다가 결국 해결했어.geuneun honja gominhadaga gyeolguk haegyeolhaesseo.
He agonized alone and eventually solved it.
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