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-는 것

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An expression used to enable a non-noun word to be used as a noun in a sentence or to be used in front of '이다' (be).

Meaning

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    An expression used to enable a non-noun word to be used as a noun in a sentence or to be used in front of '이다' (be).

    명사가 아닌 것을 문장에서 명사처럼 쓰이게 하거나 ‘이다’ 앞에 쓰일 수 있게 할 때 쓰는 표현.

Example sentences

  • What you're looking at now is a family photo.

  • I like singing.

  • During rush hour, taking the subway is convenient.

  • If there's anything you don't understand among the problems in the textbook, ask.

  • What are you reading right now?

    It's a magazine that just came out.

  • What Seunggyu borrowed was a novel.