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TOPIK 2adverb

오랫동안

oraetdongan [오래똥안]

오랫동안 + verb; 오랜만에 = after a long time

for a long time

Example

우리는 그 가게 앞에서 오랫동안 기다렸어요.

We waited in front of that store for a long time.

Word parts

오래 'long (time)' + ㅅ + 동안 'period'.

Good to know

Pronounced [오래똥안] — the ㅅ in the middle makes 동 tense.