(Action) Verb stem + - 는데
(Descriptif) Verb stem + -(으)ㄴ데
Beginner Grammar-는데/(으)ㄴ데
-는데/(으)ㄴ데
TOPIK : Beginner
LEVEL : Beginner
Summary
- - Indicates a suffix which connects two clauses. We use this suffix to connect the first clause with something which happened unexpectedly. In this case, each clause has a different subject.
Examples
- Indicates a suffix which connects two clauses. We use this suffix to connect the first clause with something which happened unexpectedly. In this case, each clause has a different subject.
방으로 들어가는데 전화가 왔어요.
▸ As I entered the room, the phone rang.
공부를 하는데 전화벨 소리가 들렸어요.
▸ While studying, I heard the phone ring.
밥을 먹는데 친구가 찾아왔어요.
▸ A friend came over while I was eating.
Vocabulary
| 한국어 | English |
|---|---|
방 | room |
들어가다 | enter in |
전화가 오다 | receive a call |
공부를 하다 | study |
전화 벨 | phone ring |
소리 | sound |
들리다 | hear |
밥을 먹다 | take a meal |
친구 | friend |
찾아오다 | have a visit |