Example Sentences#

1. 다들 힘들게 사는데, 서로 도와주고 이해하면서 조금씩 변해가는 게 너무 좋았어.¹
   While everyone lives with difficulty, I really liked how they help each other, understand each other, and gradually change.

   • 변하다 means ‘to change’.
   • -여 가다 is a grammatical construction indicating that the action or state mentioned in the preceding statement continues or progresses over time.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that makes the preceding statement function as an adnominal phrase describing the following noun.

2. 우리가 번갈아 가며 하나씩 먹자.²
   Let’s take turns eating one at a time.

   • 가다 means ‘to go’.
   • -아 가다 is a grammatical construction indicating that the action or state mentioned in the preceding statement continues or progresses over time.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
   • When combined as -아 가며, it suggests that the action from the preceding clause is performed progressively or repeatedly while another action occurs simultaneously.