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day 30piles, ranks and changes

unit 5 · trends & figures

    piles, ranks and changes

    Say “only (if it is) N” with N(이)라야, and talk about heaps, grades, huge costs and things that change shape or get mixed up.

    today’s words

    • 이라야 iraya · N(이)라야: only (if it is) N
    • 뒤바뀌다 dwibakkwida · be reversed, be swapped round
    • 뒤섞이다 dwiseokkida · be mixed up, be jumbled together
    • 뒤죽박죽 dwijukbakjuk · a jumble, a mess
    • 들끓다 deulkkeulta · swarm with; be in an uproar
    • 들어차다 deureochada · be packed, fill up (a space)
    • 등급 deunggeup · grade, class, rating
    • 막대하다 makdaehada · huge, enormous (sum, damage)
    • 맞먹다 manmeokda · be equal to, match
    • 매 mae · (counter) sheets
    • 맹렬하다 maengnyeolhada · fierce, furious
    • 무더기 mudeogi · heap, pile; (무더기로) in bulk
    • 무수하다 musuhada · countless, innumerable
    • 무수히 musuhi · countless times, endlessly
    • 무한 muhan · infinity, without limit
    • 미달 midal · falling short (of a target, standard)
    • 미약하다 miyakada · faint, feeble, weak
    • 변모 byeonmo · transformation, change of face
    • 변천 byeoncheon · changes over time
    • 변형 byeonhyeong · change of shape, deformation
    • 별의별 byeoruibyeol · all sorts of
    • 부풀리다 bupullida · inflate; exaggerate

    sentences

    • 이 일은 경험이 많은 사람이라야 맡을 수 있다. · Only someone with a lot of experience can take on this job.
    • 회원이라야만 이 자료를 볼 수 있습니다. · Only members can see this material.
    • 돌아온 설문지가 목표에 미달해서 조사 기간을 늘렸다. · Fewer questionnaires came back than planned, so the survey was extended.
    • 설문지 천 매를 인쇄했는데 근 절반이 돌아왔다. · We printed a thousand questionnaires, and nearly half came back.
    • 순서가 뒤바뀌는 바람에 자료가 뒤죽박죽이 되었다. · The order got swapped round, and the data ended up in a mess.