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Decoded Slug: ~동안 [dongan] (During/While)
Korean Grammar Point
~동안 [dongan] (During/While)
~동안 [dongan] (During/While)
Short explanation:
Used to express the duration of an action or a situation.
Formation:
Noun (indicating time) + 동안 / Verb + 동안
Examples:
저는 겨울 방학 동안 그림을 많이 그렸어요, 왜냐하면 그것이 제 취미이기 때문이죠.
Jeoneun gyeoul banghak dongan geurimeul manhi geuryeosseoyo, waenyahamyeon geugeosi je chwimigie ttaemunijyo.
I drew a lot of pictures during the winter break because it's my hobby.
요리를 동안 전화가 계속 울려서 요리에 집중할 수 없었어요.
Yorireul dongan jeonhwaga gyesok ullyeoseo yorie jibjunghal su eopseosseoyo.
While I was cooking, the phone kept ringing so I couldn't concentrate on the cooking.
저는 노래방에서 노래를 불렀을 동안 친구들은 모두 춤을 춰서 너무 재미 있었어요.
Jeoneun noraebangeseo noraereul bulleosseul dongan chingudeureun modu chumeul chwoseo neomu jaemi isseosseoyo.
While I was singing at the karaoke, all my friends were dancing and it was so much fun.
그녀는 집에 없을 동안 도둑이 와서 그녀의 모든 가치있는 것들을 훔쳤어요.
Geunyeoneun jibe opsseul dongan doduki waseo geunyeoui modeun gachiissneun geosdeureul humchyeosseoyo.
While she was not at home, a thief came and stole all her valuable things.
Long explanation:
'~동안 [dongan]' is used to indicate the period or time span during which a particular action or situation occurs. It typically translates to 'during' or 'while' in English. It's useful when expressing ongoing actions over a certain period of time or describing the duration of an action.