-으며

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 며 (-myeo) – after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

From Middle Korean -으〮며〮/ᄋᆞ〮며〮 (Yale: -úmyé/ómyé), from Old Korean 㢱 (*-mye).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-eumyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumyeo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmyŏ
Yale Romanization?umye

Suffix

으며 • (-eumyeo)

  1. (rather formal) and; enumerates descriptions or actions.
    Synonym: (less formal) 고 (-go)
    무며 오이며 부추며 갖가지 채소로 김치를 담근다.
    Mu-myeo oi-myeo buchu-myeo gatgaji chaeso-ro gimchi-reul damgeunda.
    Kimchi is made from various vegetables such as white radishes, cucumbers, and leeks.
    (Note that the copula 이다 (-ida) has been elided here.)
    로마 제국의 국경은 북쪽으로는 라인강을 접했으며 남쪽으로는 사하라 사막에 다다랐다.
    Roma jegug-ui gukgyeong-'eun bukjjog-euro-neun Rain-gang-'eul jeop-haess-eumyeo namjjog-euro-neun Sahara samag-e dadaratda.
    The borders of the Roman Empire adjoined the Rhine to the north and attained the Sahara Desert to the south.
  2. (rather formal) while, at the same time
    Synonym: (more common) 으면서 (-eumyeonseo)
    그녀는 숨을 가쁘게 쉬며 강변 산책로를 따라 뛰었다.
    Geunyeo-neun sum-eul gappeuge swi-myeo gangbyeon sanchaengno-reul ttara ttwieotda.
    She ran along the riverside walk while breathing heavily.
    살며 사랑했고 죽으며 사랑했느니라.
    Sal-myeo sarang-haetgo jug-eumyeo sarang-haen-neunira.
    While living, I loved; while dying, I loved.
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