How to use Korean Grammar V + (으)면서
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Verb, Adjective + 면서 / 으면서
면서 - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 으면서 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
In Korean grammar, -면서 / -으면서 is used to describe two or more simultaneous actions or situations.
-면서 / -으면서 is attached directly to a verb or adjective stem. It cannot be attached to tense suffixes -겠 or -았/-었/-였. -면서 / -으면서 can be translated as "while", "and", "as... so...".
(Sometimes you can see -면서 / -으면서 is attached to the past tense suffixes -았/-었/-였. This is a different grammar pattern with
a completely different meaning.)
See examples,
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저는 걸으면서 커피를 마셔요.
Korean
저
걷다
커피
마시다
English
I
to walk
coffee
to drink
I drink coffee while walking.
저는 걸으면서 커피를 마시+어요.
저는 기타를 배우면서 피아노를 가르쳐요.
Korean
저
기타
배우다
피아노
가르치다
English
I
guitar
to learn
piano
to teach
I teach piano while learning guitar.
저는 기타를 배우면서 피아노를 가르치+어요.
제가 이 곳에서 살면서 친구를 많이 사귀었어요.
Korean
저
이
곳
살다
친구
많이
사귀다
English
I
this
place
to live
friend
a lot
to make friends, to date
I made a lot of friends while living here.
저+가 이 곳에서 살면서 친구를 많이 사귀+었+어요.
최저임금이 오르면서 물가도 올라요.
Korean
최저
임금
오르다
물가
English
minimum
wage
to go up
price
As the minimum wage rises, so do prices.
최저임금이 오르면서 물가도 오르+아요.
이 제품은 싸면서 품질이 아주 좋아요.
Korean
이
제품
싸다
품질
아주
좋다
English
this
product
cheap
quality
very
good
This product is cheap and of great quality.
이 제품은 싸면서 품질이 아주 좋아요.
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).