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이)나 Natural 친구나 애인 앞에 이런 것을 하지

Front 친구나 애인 앞에 이런 것을 하지 마세요
Back Don't do this in front of your friend or lover
Notes In its 'or' meaning, -(이)나 is used to form a list of two (or more) nouns representing choice options.

There are several grammatical rules to be considered when listing nouns. 
-(이)나 replaces the subject -이/가 and the object -을/를 markers, i.e., -(이)나 cannot occur alongside these markers.
-(이)나 can be used after postpositions like -에, -에서 or -에게 forming -에나, -에서나 or -에게나. However, it is more natural to use -(이)나 by itself, instead of the postposition. For example, 'A나 B에' sounds more natural than 'A에나 B에'.

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