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    Level 10 Lesson 22 

    Various Usages of the Ending - 며 / -(으)며, -(이)며 


    며
    In this lesson, we are going to look at the suffix - , which can be used for a variety of 
    purposes. You can use it to list or connect two nouns or verbs. You use -( )으 며 to connect verbs 
    and -( )이 며 to connect nouns.  
     
    Structure 
    으며
    Verb stem + -( )  
    이며
    Noun + -( )   
     
    Usage #1  
     
    으며
    You can connect two verbs in a parallel manner using -( ) , and it can be interchangeable 
    고
    with - . It is also often used to replace -고 to avoid repetition. -(으)며 is less commonly used in 
    daily conversations and used more often in formal speech or in written Korean.  
     
    Ex) 
    이 컴퓨터는 가볍고, 빠르며, 가격이 높지 않아요.  
    = This computer is light, fast, and inexpensive.  
    = 이 컴퓨터는 가볍고, 빠르고, 가격이 높지 않아요.  
     
    이 방법은 간편하고, 효과가 좋으며, 누구나 사용할 수 있어요. 
    = This method is simple and effective, and can be used by anyone. 
    = 이 방법은 간편하고, 효과가 좋고, 누구나 사용할 수 있어요.  
     
    Usage #2 
     
    으 며 to connect two actions that are happening at the same time, in the sense of 
    You can use -( )
    “while doing something”, and it is mostly interchangeable with -(으)면서, but -(으)며 sounds 
    more formal in most cases. One exception where -(으)면서 is different from -(으)며 is when 
    -(으)면서 is used in the sense of “even though”.  
     

     
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    Ex) 
    아이들은 웃으며 사진을 찍었어요.  
    = The kids took photos while laughing.  
    = 아이들은 웃으면서 사진을 찍었어요. 
     
    저는 커피를 마시며 책 읽는 걸 좋아해요. 
    = I like reading a book while drinking coffee.  
    = 저는 커피를 마시면서 책 읽는 걸 좋아해요.  
     
    손님이 지갑을 꺼내며 물었습니다. “얼마예요?” 
    = The customer asked as he pulled out his wallet. “How much is it?”  
    = 손님이 지갑을 꺼내면서 물었습니다. “얼마예요?” 
     
    Usage #3 
     
    When you connect nouns, you use -( ) 이 며 instead of -(으)며. But the usage of -(이)며 is quite 
    different from other words that mean “and” in Korean. The most common words for listing 
    items are - 하고, -와/과, -(이)랑 and 그리고. These words are used to mention a limited number of 
    items, like “A and B” or “A, B and C”.  
     
    But when you use -( ) 이 며 to list nouns, you imply that not every item is being mentioned and 
    there are likely more that can be mentioned.  
     
    Examples 
     
    1.  
    책이며 공책이며 바닥에 다 떨어져 있었어요.  
    = Things like books and notebooks were all on the floor.  
     
    책이랑 공책이랑 바닥에 다 떨어져 있었어요.  
    = Books and notebooks were all on the floor.  
     
    이 며 tends to be used in repetition, after each noun that is mentioned, just like -(이)랑.  
    * -( )

     
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    2.  
    얼마 전에 이사를 했는데, 식탁이며 의자며 아직도 살 게 많아요.  
    = I moved recently, and I still have a lot of things to buy like a kitchen table and chairs, etc. 
     
    얼마 전에 이사를 했는데, 식탁이랑 의자를 사야 돼요. 
    = I moved recently, and I need to buy a kitchen table and chairs.  
     
    이며 after what seems like a verb, it is because the verb’s verb 
    Please also note that if you see -
    stem ends with -이, like 움직이다, which changes to 움직이며.   
     
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

     
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