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-으면서

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 면서 (-myeonseo)after vowels and (l)

Etymology

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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

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumyeonseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumyeonseo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmyŏnsŏ
Yale Romanization?umyense

Suffix

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으면서 (-eumyeonseo)

  1. while, at the same time
    Synonym: (more formal) 으며 (-eumyeo)
    점심 면서 간단하게 먹었어
    jeomsim-eun o-myeonseo gandanhage meogeosseo
    I had a simple lunch while coming here.
    면서 사랑했다.
    Na-neun sal-myeonseo neo-man sarang-haetda.
    While I lived, I only loved you.
  2. even though
    알지 못하면서 참견.
    Jal alji-do motha-myeonseo chamgyeon-eun.
    Quit being so nosy even though you don't know anything.
    으면서 먹어?
    Ppang-eun meog-eumyeonseo bab-eun wae an meogeo?
    Why won't you eat rice even when you eat bread?