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A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 가운데 — amid … · while … is going on — the background to what happens, in news and formal speech

Amid … · while … is going on — the background to what happens, in news and formal speech. Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 5: 내 돈 지키기 (Protecting my money — a pay slip, the January tax settlement, scam calls and texts, and a bank counter).

What it means

A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 가운데 puts a situation in the background: 물가가 오르는 가운데 첫 월급을 기다려요 'amid rising prices, I'm waiting for my first pay'. Verbs take -는 가운데, adjectives -(으)ㄴ 가운데: 오르는 가운데 · 바쁜 가운데. If the situation is already in place, verbs take -(으)ㄴ 가운데 too: 많은 사람이 모인 가운데. It belongs to the news, presentations and formal thanks; with friends use -는 동안 or -는데.

Forms

PatternWhenExample
V-는 가운데동사 — 지금 일어나고 있는 일오르다 → 물가가 오르는 가운데
A-(으)ㄴ 가운데 · V-(으)ㄴ 가운데형용사 · 이미 그렇게 된 일(동사)바쁘다 → 바쁘신 가운데

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 6A, lesson 6; Sogang University Korean 5B, lesson 6; Ewha Womans University Korean 6, lesson 4; Hongik University Korean 5A, lesson 6.

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