- ㄴ/은 채로
1. Title
-(으)ㄴ 채로: Expressing Situational States of Being
2. Grammar Explanation
The Korean expression - ㄴ/은 채로 is used to describe a situation where an action occurs while the subject is in a specific state or under certain conditions described in the preceding clause. This expression emphasizes that the state or condition remains unchanged while the subsequent action is performed.
Formation:
Attach -은 채로 to verb stems ending in a consonant (other than ㄹ).
Attach -ㄴ 채로 to verb stems ending in a vowel or the consonant ㄹ.
Key Points:
- ㄴ/은 채로 indicates that an action takes place while maintaining a specific state, similar to the English phrase "while in the state of."
The expression - ㄴ/은 채로is only used with verbs in the past tense. It cannot be used with the present or future tenses.
Common verbs like 가다 (to go) and 오다 (to come) are typically not used with - ㄴ/은 채로. Instead, sequences like -아서/어서 are preferred.
- ㄴ/은 채로 is often used in combination with -아/어 놓다 or -아/어 두다 to emphasize that something was left in a particular state.
Shortened Form: -(으)ㄴ 채 can also be used by omitting 로 without changing the meaning.
3. Example Sentences
저는 안경을 낀 채로 잠이 들었어요.
(I fell asleep with my glasses on.)
그는 불을 켠 채로 방에서 나갔어요.
(He left the room with the light on.)
고양이가 창문을 연 채로 하루 종일 앉아 있었어요.
(The cat sat all day with the window open.)
그 여자는 코트를 입은 채로 저녁을 먹었어요.
(She ate dinner with her coat on.)
4. Sample Dialogues
Dialogue 1:
A: 왜 신발을 신은 채로 들어왔어? (Why did you come in with your shoes on?)
B: 급해서 깜빡했어. (I was in a hurry and forgot.)
Dialogue 2:
A: 문을 닫은 채로 공부하는 게 좋아? (Do you like studying with the door closed?)
B: 네, 더 집중할 수 있어요. (Yes, I can concentrate better.)
A: 이상한 거 보는 거 아니야? (Don’t you watch something weird?)
5. Make Korean Sentences from English!
I studied while keeping the window open.
She slept while holding the book.
My friend ran with the bag on his back.
He left the meeting while talking on the phone.
The child cried with her shoes untied.
I left the house with the TV on.
The dog sat by the door with its leash on.
I was listening to music with my eyes closed.
She finished her homework while eating snacks.
He waited in the rain with an umbrella closed.