-으며

Korean Alternative forms ko -며 after vowels and ko ㄹ Etymology From ko okm - -으〮며〮/ᄋᆞ〮며〮 -úmyé/ómyé, from ko oko 㢱 *-mye. Pronunciation Suffix ko rather _ formal and; enumerates descriptions or actions. ko -고 less formal ko 무-며 오이-며 부추-며 갖가지 채소-로 김치-를 담근다. Kimchi is made from various vegetables such as white radishes, cucumbers, and leeks. (Note that the copula ko -이다 has been elided here.) ko 로마 제국-의 국경-은 북쪽-으로-는 ^라인-강-을 접-했-으며 남쪽-으로-는 ^사하라 사막-에 다다랐다. The borders of the Roman Empire adjoined the Rhine to the north and attained the Sahara Desert to the south. ko rather _ formal while, at the same time ko -으면서 more common ko 그녀-는 숨-을 가쁘게 쉬-며 강변 산책로-를 따라 뛰었다. She ran along the riverside walk while breathing heavily. ko 살-며 사랑-했고 죽-으며 사랑-했-느니라. While living, I loved; while dying, I loved.