Example Sentences#

1. 빈손인 채 다시 나아가는 길¹
   With empty hands, I move forward again

   • 채 is a bound noun indicating a continued state or condition, often translated as ‘while’ or ‘in the state of’.
   • -ㄴ 채(로) is a grammatical structure used to express that the action in the following clause occurs while the state described in the preceding clause is maintained.

2. 놓아버릴 용기를 잃어버린 채¹
   Having lost the courage to let go

   • 채 is a bound noun indicating a continued state or condition, often translated as ‘while’ or ‘in the state of’.
   • -ㄴ 채(로) is a grammatical structure used to express that the action in the following clause occurs while the state described in the preceding clause is maintained.