English Sentence:

He almost drowned in the rough sea.

Korean Translation:

그는 물살이 험한 바다에서 거의 익사할 뻔 했어요.

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geu

1. he, him, his (written) 2. the, that

Here: the, that

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neun

1. (subject particle) 2. (particle to add emphasis) 3. (particle after a verb to modify a noun, present tense) 4. (verb ending for present tense)

Here: (subject particle)

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물살

mool sal

current (water)

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i

1. (subject particle) 2. this 3. (particle after verb or adjective to make adverb) 4. tooth, teeth 5. two, 2 (hanja) 6. lice 7. person (particle after younger/same age person's name) 8. with 9. ear 10. different

Here: (subject particle)

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험하다

hum ha da

rough, harsh

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바다

ba da

sea, ocean

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에서

e suh

at, from (particle after place or time)

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거의

guh eui

1. almost 2. hardly, rarely, seldom (comes with negative "안" or "않다")

Here: almost

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익사하다

ik sa ha da

to be drowned

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pun

almost did something

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하다

ha da

1. to do 2. to be (+ adjective or noun to describe something) 3. to have to, must 4. (after verb to tell how another person feels) 5. to say, to speak (short version)

Here: to do

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yo

1. (statement ending in polite tone) 2. (question ending in polite tone) 3. (suggestion ending in polite tone, "let's")

Here: (statement ending in polite tone)

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