Learn Hardcore Korean: jihacheol ipgu ap bunsilmulsenteo-e nae bunsilmuri deureowassneunji mureobwasseoyo. - I asked at the lost-and-found by the subway entrance whether my lost item had come in.

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지하철 입구 앞 분실물센터에 내 분실물이 들어왔는지 물어봤어요.jihacheol ipgu ap bunsilmulsenteo-e nae bunsilmuri deureowassneunji mureobwasseoyo.

Meaning

I asked at the lost-and-found by the subway entrance whether my lost item had come in.

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Breakdown of jihacheol ipgu ap bunsilmulsenteo-e nae bunsilmuri deureowassneunji mureobwasseoyo.

Why is there no particle between 지하철 입구 앞 and 분실물센터?

Korean often stacks nouns together to make one long noun phrase.

So 지하철 입구 앞 분실물센터 means the lost-and-found center in front of the subway entrance.

A more fully expanded version would be:

In everyday Korean, 에 있는 is often omitted when the relationship is already clear.

What is the role of 앞 here?

앞 is a noun meaning front or the area in front of something.

So:

In this sentence, 입구 앞 works like a location phrase that describes 분실물센터.

Compare:

Your sentence uses the second kind of pattern.

Why is 분실물센터에 marked with 에 instead of 에게?