This is the 1953rd most frequent Korean word.
동물
Animal.
In this sentence, '동물' refers to an animal as an individual entity and is the subject of the sentence.
이 동물은 아프리카에서 살아.
This animal lives in Africa.
Here, '동물들' refers to animals as a collective group, emphasizing their role in a broader context.
동물들은 우리 환경에 중요한 영향을 미쳐.
Animals have an important impact on our environment.
In this sentence, '동물' is used metaphorically to describe fictional or animated characters modeled after animals.