자는동안에 vs 자면서
We are here once again, what is really the difference between those two..
자는동안에 while im sleeping?
자면서 while im sleeping?
자는동안에 곤충이 많이 날아다녀서 귀찮았어요
자면서 곤충이 많이 날아다녀서 귀찮았어요 why is this wrong
What is really the difference. And when and how do i separate them?!
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1. 자는 동안에 곤충이 많이 날아다녀서 귀찮았어요.
2. 자면서 곤충이 많이 날아다녀서 귀찮았어요.
#2 is wrong because the -면서 clause in this kind of usage can only have the same subject as the main clause.
The implied subject in the main clause is 나, which is different from 곤충, so it sounds strange.
This usage of -면서 can be thought of as a simpler but restricted version of -는 동안에.
-면서 has another usage, in which it usually has a different subject than the one in the main clause.
For example:
- 주인공의 얼굴이 클로즈업 되면서 영화는 끝났다.
- 건물이 갑자기 무너지면서 주위의 사람들이 깔렸어요.
This usage of -면서 conveys a sense of "as (something) happened, (something else) ...".
It's about two unrelated things coinciding, whereas the other usage which is similar to -는 동안 is about two things going on in parallel, usually for a period of time..
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Hi! it is a really good question.
The big difference is that
1. when you use 동안에 you can use different subjects. (as well as only one)
- 제가 자는 동안에 엄마는 요리해요 (while I sleep, my mom cooks --> two subjects : I and my mom
2. when you use 면서 you barely can you different subjects.
- 제가 자면서 말해요 (while I sleep, I also talk --> same subject : I)
hope it was clear :)
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