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-는 통에

Intermediate · TOPIK IIExpressionForms: -는 통에

An expression used to indicate the situation or cause of the bad result mentioned in the following statement.

Meaning

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    An expression used to indicate the situation or cause of the bad result mentioned in the following statement.

    뒤에 오는 말이 나타내는 좋지 않은 결과가 생기게 된 상황이나 원인을 나타내는 표현.

Example sentences

  • Because they kept rushing us to hand in the exam papers, I forgot to write my name.

  • Because my husband always comes home late at night, he often only gets to see the kids' sleeping faces.

  • I can't concentrate because the kids are making so much noise.

  • The movie was so dull that I got bored and kept yawning.

  • Jisu, you look tired today.

    Yes. The baby cried all night, so I couldn't sleep at all.