Korean grammar in use beginning to early intermediate

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N 중, v-는중

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지하철 공사중입나다. The subway is under construction

(= 지하철 공사하는 중입나다.) The subway is in the course of construction.

사장님은 회의 중입니다. The president is in a meeting.

(= 사장님은 회의하는 중입니다.) The president is currently having a meeting

지금 집에 가는 중이에요. (1 ’ m) on the way home.

이사할 거예요. 그래서 집을 찾는 중이에요. 1intend to move. 80 1’ m looking for a new place to live.

Grammar Focus

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This expression is used with a noun that indicates the content of an action and means that the subject is in the process of performing the action. It corresponds to ‘in the process/ middle of’

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‘ currently

d이ng ’ in English. After a noun , 중 is add ed , and a야er a verb, -는 중 is added to the verb stem .

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