ibeon gyotongsagoui pihaega saenggakboda keosseoyo.

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Breakdown of ibeon gyotongsagoui pihaega saenggakboda keosseoyo.

• 크다: serious
• 생각보다: than expected
• 교통사고: the traffic accident

Questions & Answers about ibeon gyotongsagoui pihaega saenggakboda keosseoyo.

What does 이번 mean here?

이번 means this time, this instance, or this recent one.

In 이번 교통사고, it means this traffic accident / this recent traffic accident.

A useful nuance:

• 이 = this
• 번 = occurrence, time, instance

So 이번 is often used for something happening on this occasion or in this case, not just something physically near the speaker.

Examples:

• 이번 시험 = this exam
• 이번 주 = this week
• 이번 사고 = this accident / this incident

Why is there 의 in 교통사고의 피해?

의 shows a relationship between two nouns. Here it is similar to of in English:

• 교통사고 = traffic accident
• 피해 = damage, harm, losses
• 교통사고의 피해 = the damage/harm from the traffic accident

So this is not just literal possession. It is more like:

• damage caused by the accident
• the accident’s damage/impact

In natural English, we usually would not say the traffic accident’s damage, but Korean often uses 의 for this kind of noun connection.