-으면서

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 면서 (-myeonseo) – after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

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

Suffix

으면서 • (-eumyeonseo)

  1. while, at the same time
    Synonym: (more formal) 으며 (-eumyeo)
    점심은 오면서 간단하게 먹었어
    jeomsim-eun o-myeonseo gandanhage meogeosseo
    I had a simple lunch while coming here.
    나는 살면서 너만 사랑했다.
    Na-neun sal-myeonseo neo-man sarang-haetda.
    While I lived, I only loved you.
  2. even though
    잘 알지도 못하면서 참견은.
    Jal alji-do motha-myeonseo chamgyeon-eun.
    Quit being so nosy even though you don't know anything.
    빵은 먹으면서 밥은 왜 안 먹어?
    ppang-eun meog-eumyeonseo bab-eun wae an meogeo?
    Why won't you eat rice even when you eat bread?
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