경찰 x 경찰서
Why must 서 be attached to 경찰 in "약국은 학교하고 경찰서 사이에 있어요"?
Compare it to 은행하고 공원 사이에 있어요, where 공원 doesn't have 서.
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Answers · 3
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경찰 means "police, police man"
경찰서 means "police office, police station"
약국은 학교하고 경찰서 사이에 있어요 means
drug store is located between school and police office.
If you omit 서,
약국은 학교하고 경찰 사이에 있어요 means
drug store is located between school and police man. ???
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"서" is a Chinese character (署) which means a location or an office.
Therefore, 경찰(police) + 서(office) - Police office, 소방서 - fire station
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