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seen for the first time

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phrase Rare #17,246
seen for the first time Used before a noun to describe someone or something seen for the first time.
KO: 어제 처음 본 사람이 오늘 인사를 했어요.
EN: The person I saw for the first time yesterday greeted me today.

걱정 말라고 처음 본 것도 아녀

Don’t worry—I’ve seen this before.

— 곡성 (2016)

아니, 처음 본 얼굴 이었어

No, it was a face I had never seen before.

— 저수지의 개들 (1992)

처음 본 얼굴 이었어요

It was a face I’d never seen before.

— Ballerina (2023)