What's the difference between 가운대 and 위?
I'm just a beginner so this question might be stupid. I've learnt some prepositions of time and came across two sentences
책상 위에 컴퓨터가 있어요. - The computer is on the desk.
책상 가운데에 인형이 있어요 - The teddy bear is on the desk.
Is there any difference in use of 가운대 and 위 or they are interchangeable?

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What's the difference between 가운대 and 위?
I'm just a beginner so this question might be stupid. I've learnt some prepositions of time and came across two sentences
책상 위에 컴퓨터가 있어요.  - The computer is on the desk.
책상 가운데에 인형이 있어요  - The teddy bear is on the desk.
Is there any difference in use of 가운대 and 위 or they are interchangeable?

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Don't you think it is a stupid question. :)
Actually, "책상 위에 컴퓨터가 있어요. - The computer is on the desk." Is correct.
But, 책상 가운데에 인형이 있어요 is more like "The teddy bear is on the middle of the desk."
Because, 위 means on or above. And 가운데 means middle or center. :)

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