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Usages of ~ni
저기 웃고 있는 걸 보니 그 소식이 정말 반가웠나 봐.jeogi usgo issneun geol boni geu sosigi jeongmal bangawossna bwa.
Seeing her smiling over there, that news must have made her really happy.
시간이 없으니 택시를 타요.sigani eobseuni taeksireul tayo.
Since I don't have time, I take a taxi.
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