What does 며 mean?
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I was wondering if anyone could explain the use(s) of “며” i thought it was like -ing because of a book titled “살며 사랑하며 배우며” (living loving learning) but i keep seeing multiple meanings for it, could someone help me out?
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-며 means "and at the same time" and have two main usages.
1. used as meaning of "and, or"
이것은 책상이며 저것은 의자이다.
This is a table and that is a chair
그녀는 노래며 연주며 모두 잘하는 음악가이다.
She is a musician who are good at singing and playing.
2. used as meaning of "while, as, over, during, with" same to "-면서"
나는 신문을 보며(면서) 밥을 먹었다.
I read newspaper and ate food at the same time.
While reading newspaper, I ate food.
그것은 행복이며 기쁨이다.
It is happiness and also pleasure.
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