No. 146 in Korean
인해
"인해" means "a flood of people" or "a sea of people" in English.
In a sentence
홍수로 인해 마을이 물에 잠겼습니다.
Due to the flood, the village was submerged.
Here, "인해" is used to mean 'due to', expressing a cause or reason for the situation depicted in the sentence.
그는 부주의로 인해 사고를 당했습니다.
He suffered an accident due to his carelessness.
In this example, "인해" indicates the reason for the preceding action, linking 'carelessness' to the resulting 'accident'.
기술 발전으로 인해 생활이 편리해졌습니다.
Thanks to the advancement of technology, life has become more convenient.
Here, "인해" conveys a causal relationship, showing that technology improvement is the reason life improved.
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