Usages of gawi
상자를 정리하려고 가위랑 테이프를 가져왔어요.sangjareul jeongriharyeogo gawirang teipeureul gajyeowasseoyo.
I brought scissors and tape to organize the box.
가위가 없으면 테이프를 자르기 어려워요.gawiga eobseumyeon teipeureul jareugi eoryeowoyo.
If you don’t have scissors, it’s hard to cut the tape.
책상을 정리하는 김에 지우개랑 가위도 서랍에 넣었어.chaeksangeul jeongrihaneun gime jiugaerang gawido seorabe neoheosseo.
While I was organizing the desk anyway, I also put the eraser and scissors in the drawer.
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