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(informal addressee-raising) An expression used to indicate the speaker's reasoning or the basis for the preceding content.

Meaning

  1. 1

    (informal addressee-raising) An expression used to indicate the speaker's reasoning or the basis for the preceding content.

    (두루높임으로) 앞의 내용에 대해 말하는 사람이 생각한 이유나 원인, 근거를 나타내는 표현.

  2. 2

    (informal addressee-raising) An expression used to express the premise of the following content, indicating that the story continues later.

    (두루높임으로) 앞으로 이어질 내용의 전제를 이야기하면서 뒤에 이야기가 계속 이어짐을 나타내는 표현.

Example sentences

  • I can't be late today. You see, I'm giving a presentation in class today.

  • I'm not sure when my uncle can come. You see, I haven't heard from him yet.

  • On weekends we need to leave a bit early. You see, traffic is heavy, so it takes longer than usual.

  • You must be hungry, so why did you leave so much food?

    Actually, I had some bread as a snack a little while ago.

  • I did take cold medicine. But it's still not getting better.

  • I did look for some materials. But I found it wasn't easy to find them.