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Today, we’ll learn how to form sentences using the Korean grammar pattern “Verb + (으)면서” with some example sentences.
Verb + (으)면서 is used when two activities occur one after another, simultaneously.
It has the meaning of "while doing something" or "As…….".
Let's try to understand this grammar with some examples :
- 점심을 먹으면서 한마디도 하지 않았다.
He didn’t say a single word while eating lunch.
- 그가 자면서 무슨 말을 중얼거렸다.
He mumbled something as he slept.
- 제가 먼저 가면서 길을 안내해 드리겠어요.
I’ll go ahead and show you the way.
The rule to conjugate Verb + (으)면서 grammar pattern :
In the case 1 :
When the verb stem after removing 다 from the main verb, ends with a consonant. Then ~(으)면서 has to be used.
Eg :먹다 - 먹으면서
닦다 - 닦으면서
In case 2 :
When the verb stem after removing 다 from the main verb, ends with a verb. Then ~면서 has to be used.
Eg :가다 - 가면서
저다 - 자면서
In case 3 :
When the verb stem after removing 다 from the main verb, ends with ㄹ. In that case only 면서 has to be used.
Eg :만들다 - 만들면서
듣다 - 들면서
Example sentences :
1) 우리는 점심을 먹으면서 그것을 논의할 것이다.
We’ll discuss it over lunch. (We'll discuss it while having lunch.)
2) 너무 매워서 땀을 닦으면서 먹어요.
It’s so spicy that I eat it while wiping my sweat.
3) 그녀가 경주 끝무렵으로 가면서 뒤로 처졌다.
She fell behind as she neared the end of the race.
4) 아이가 자면서 코를 훌쩍이는 소리가 들렸다.
I heard the child sniffle while sleeping.
5) 그녀가 케익을 만들면서 버터를 다 써버렸다.
She ran out of butter while making the cake.
6) 그는 나이가 들면서 트롯 음악에 대한 열정이 식었다.
As he got older, his passion for trot music waned.
7) 눈을 감으면서 들은 거예요.
I'm listening to it while closing my eyes.
8) 그래. 하루하루 감사하면서 살도록 해 봐.
Okay. Try to live each day while being grateful.
9) 실패를 경험하면서 대부분의 사람들은 자신감을 잃는 경향이 있습니다.
As we experience failures, most of us tend to lose self-confidence.
10) 도쿄에서 공부하면서, 이수현은 많은 파트타임 일도 하였다.
While studying in Tokyo, Lee Su-hyun also worked many part-time jobs.
11) 옷이 가벼우면서 따뜻해요.
The clothes are light but warm.
12) 그는 의사이면서 예술가이기도 합니다.
He is a doctor and also an artist.
13) 음악을 들으면서 공부해요.
I study while listening to music.
14) 점심을 먹으면서 텔레비전을 봤어요.
l ate lunch while watching television.
15) 신문을 읽으면서 TV를 봅시다.
Let's watch TV while reading the newspaper.
16) 운전하면서 담배를 피우면 안 돼요.
You should not drive while smoking.
17) 꽃은 예쁘면서 향기가 좋아요.
The flower is pretty and has a nice fragrance.
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I want to know something. When this grammar use with nouns should we use 이면서 both ends with vowels or consanants?