어둠 속

in the dark

→ 어둠

phrase Uncommon #8,955

in the dark 어둠 means “darkness,” and 속 means “inside” or “within.” With 에, 어둠 속에 means “in the dark”; with 으로, 어둠 속으로 means “into the darkness.”

KO: 아이들이 어둠 속에서 조용히 기다리고 있었어요.

EN: The children were waiting quietly in the dark.

A mystery in the dark…

— 반지의 제왕: 반지 원정대 (2001)

Tom was sitting in the dark.