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@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ _As you know,_ 있다 _has many usages and meanings in Korean. Sometimes_ 있다
- 저는 문을 잠갔어요 <AudioButton src="https://www.howtostudykorean.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/28.mp3" /> = <span class="md spoiler">I locked the door</span>
- 문이 잠겨 있어요 <AudioButton src="https://www.howtostudykorean.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/29-1.mp3" /> = <span class="md spoiler">The door is (in the state of) locked</span>
Notice that ~이/가 is used in the passive sentences above. In most cases, this is usually more natural with these types of sentences. Don’t worry about that for now (I’ll discuss it in [Lesson 17](https://www.howtostudykorean.com/unit1/unit-1-lessons-17-25-2/lesson-17/)), and focus more on how the verbs (both active and passive) are being used.
Notice that ~이/가 is used in the passive sentences above. In most cases, this is usually more natural with these types of sentences. Don’t worry about that for now (I’ll discuss it in [Lesson 17](./17-connecting-want.md)), and focus more on how the verbs (both active and passive) are being used.
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@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ As I said before, 나다 itself means “<span class="md spoiler">for something
- 그 가방에서 냄새가 났어요 <AudioButton src="https://www.howtostudykorean.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Lesson-14-18.mp3" /> = <span class="md spoiler">That bag is smelly</span> (<span class="md spoiler">A smell is coming out of that bag</span>)
- 그 방에서 냄새가 났어요 <AudioButton src="https://www.howtostudykorean.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Lesson-14-19.mp3" /> = <span class="md spoiler">That room is smelly</span> (<span class="md spoiler">A smell is coming out of that room</span>)
_Remember that_ 나다 *is a passive verb and cannot act on an object. Therefore, the particle ~*이/가 *must be used on “*것*.” You will learn more about this sentence structure in the [next lesson](https://www.howtostudykorean.com/unit1/unit-1-lessons-9-16/lesson-15/#m3).*
_Remember that_ 나다 *is a passive verb and cannot act on an object. Therefore, the particle ~*이/가 *must be used on “*것*.” You will learn more about this sentence structure in the [next lesson](./15-good-carry-similar.md#m3).*
Another common example of “나다” in use is in the following phrase: