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A connective ending used when more than two actions or states happen at the same time.

Meaning

  1. 1

    A connective ending used when more than two actions or states happen at the same time.

    두 가지 이상의 동작이나 상태가 함께 일어남을 나타내는 연결 어미.

  2. 2

    A connective ending used to show that more than two actions or states are contradictory.

    두 가지 이상의 동작이나 상태가 서로 대립되는 관계에 있음을 나타내는 연결 어미.

Example sentences

  • I walked around the streets while looking at this and that.

  • Throughout my life I failed again and again, and that is why I was able to succeed.

  • Today, for some reason, the pocket money my father gave me made me feel both sorry and even more grateful.

  • Jisu spent the weekend talking on the phone with a friend and reading the newspaper.

  • Don't pretend to know when you don't really know!

  • There are things you go ahead and do even though you know you'll regret them.