-으면서
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Korean 으〮며셔〮/ᄋᆞ〮며셔〮 (Yale: -úmyèsyé/ómyèsyé), from 으〮며〮/ᄋᆞ〮며〮 (Yale: -úmyé/ómyé, “while”) + 이셔〮 (Yale: ìsyé, infinitive of 잇다〮 (Yale: ìstá, “to be at”, whence modern 있다 (itda))). Compare 어서 (-eoseo), from a similar etymology.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯmjʌ̹nsʰʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [으면서]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eumyeonseo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eumyeonseo |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŭmyŏnsŏ |
Yale Romanization? | umyense |
Suffix
[edit]으면서 • (-eumyeonseo)
- while, at the same time
- Synonym: (more formal) 으며 (-eumyeo)
- even though