Grammar

넓게 찾다

search more widely

Form

Adjective 넓다 → adverb 넓게 + verb 찾다 — “search more widely”.

Function

The -게 adverb specifies the breadth of the search; the combination is not a single grammatical ending.

Why this form?

샅샅이 찾다 — search thoroughly: stresses exhaustiveness rather than simply a wider area.

Forms not to confuse

샅샅이 찾다

방을 샅샅이 찾았어요. — I searched the room thoroughly.

Examples

더 넓게 찾으려면 나눠서 움직이죠. — To search more widely, let us split up.

범위를 넓게 잡아야 해요. — We should set a broad scope.

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