-는 가운데
-neun gaunde
amid; while
Attaches to verb stems to indicate that a background situation or circumstance continues while the main event takes place — 'amid X, ...' or 'while X was going on, ...'.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -은 가운데
Meanings
- 1
An expression used to indicate that the background or situation of a certain act or incident is continued.
어떤 행위나 사건을 둘러싼 배경이나 상황이 지속됨을 나타내는 표현.
※ '있다', '없다', '계시다', 동사 또는 '-으시-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
사람들이 지켜보는 가운데 제가 무대 위에서 춤을 췄어요.
I danced on stage while people watched.
다들 공연을 준비하는 가운데 영수만 홀로 다른 일을 하고 있었다.
While everyone else was preparing for the performance, only Yeongsu was off doing something else.
유학 생활을 하는 가운데 좋은 친구들을 사귀었어요.
While studying abroad, I made some good friends.
다른 사람들이 식사하는 가운데 먼저 일어나면 어떻게 하니? 죄송해요. 빨리 처리해야 하는 일이 있어서요.
How could you get up first while everyone else is still eating? I'm sorry, there was something I had to take care of quickly.
다른 사람들이 식사하는 가운데 먼저 일어나면 어떻게 하니?
How could you get up first while everyone else is still eating?
죄송해요. 빨리 처리해야 하는 일이 있어서요.
I'm sorry, there was something I had to take care of quickly.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는 가운데’ mean?
2. Which form means “amid; while”?