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아픈 거

being in pain

→ 아프다
phrase Common #4,945
being in pain 아픈 comes from 아프다, meaning “to hurt” or “to be sick,” and 거 turns it into “being hurt” or “the thing that hurts,” depending on context.
KO: 많이 아픈 거야?
EN: Are you in a lot of pain?

딸은 내가 아픈 거 몰라요

My daughter doesn’t know I’m sick.

— Wonderland (2024)

정말로 아픈 거 아니면 와요

Come if you're not actually sick.

— Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)