Meanings

go out; be extinguishedFor a fire or light to go out.
stopFor an engine, etc., of a machine to stop.
fade away; disappearFor a phenomenon or image to disappear.
disappearFor an emotion to become soft or disappear.
die(figurative) To die.

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disappear(slang) To go somewhere else to disappear from sight.

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꺼지다 · verb · Advanced

sink; subsideFor the floor, etc., to sink in and go down.
become hollowFor a body part such as the eye, cheek, etc., to sink in.

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늦은 밤, 불 꺼진 회사 옥상 에서 지훈과 수진이 긴장된 표정 으로 서로 를 바라보고 있다.
Late at night, on the dark rooftop of their office building, Jihoon and Sujin look at each other with tense expressions.
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늦은 밤, 불 꺼진 사무실 에는 긴장감 이 감돌고 있었다.
Late at night, the unlit office was filled with tension.
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조명이 꺼진 촬영장 구석 에서 두 배우 는 다음 장면 의 대본 을 치열하게 분석하고 있었다.
In the corner of the dimly lit studio, the two actors were intensely analyzing the script for the next scene.
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-ㄴ/은Level 1Adjective noun modifier

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