-(으)ㄴ 지

since / how long since

TOPIK 2

Marks how much time has passed since an action: 'since'.

Examples from real articles

  • 코스피 지수는 6000을 넘은 지 얼마 되지 않아 7000을 처음으로 돌파하는 역사적인 순간을 맞이했습니다.

    Not long after the KOSPI index surpassed 6000, it reached the historic moment of breaking through 7000 for the first time.

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  • 음악 공부를 시작한 지 벌써 6개월이 지났고, 그 동안 그녀는 꾸준히 악기를 연습해 왔습니다.

    It has already been 6 months since she started studying music, and during that time she has been steadily practicing an instrument.

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  • 최초 신고가 들어온지 10시간 만에, 공개 수배로 전환된 지 1시간 여만에 체포됐습니다.

    He was arrested 10 hours after the first report came in, and about 1 hour after the public wanted notice was issued.

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Related grammar · TOPIK 2

(이)나 밖에 -(으)ㄴ 것 같다 -(으)ㄹ 것 같다