-(느)ㄴ다면서
Used to describe someone doing an action while simultaneously saying something.
Summary
Equivalent
While saying that... / Saying that...
Also: -(느)ㄴ다고 하면서 · -(느)ㄴ다며
Example
Saying that he was hungry, the child opened the refrigerator door.
아이는 배가 고프다면서 냉장고 문을 열었다.
Grammar rules
- Shortened from '-(느)ㄴ다고 하면서'.
- It describes a person's speech and their corresponding action happening together.
- It requires the subject of both parts of the sentence to be identical.
- This expression requires the subjects of the preceding and following clauses to be exactly the same.
민수는 머리가 아프다면서 약을 먹었어요.
- '-(느)ㄴ다면서' is used mid-sentence to connect a quote and an action. Conversely, '-(느)ㄴ다면서요?' is used at the end of a sentence to confirm a fact you heard.
지연 씨, 다음 달에 결혼한다면서요? (Confirming a fact at the end of a sentence)
Patterns
평서형 (Declarative)
과거/완료 (Past) · -았다면서 / -었다면서 / -였다면서 / -이었다면서
평서형 (Declarative)
현재 (Present) · 동사: -다면서 / -(느)ㄴ다면서 · 명사: (이)라면서
평서형 (Declarative)
미래/추측 (Future/Supposition) · -(으)ㄹ 거라면서 / 일 거라면서
의문형 (Interrogative)
-(으)냐면서 / -(느)냐면서 / (이)냐면서
명령형 (Imperative)
-(으)라면서
청유형 (Propositive)
-자면서
Example sentences
Saying that he was hungry, the child opened the refrigerator door.
아이는 배가 고프다면서 냉장고 문을 열었다.
While saying she was late, my friend ran off in a hurry.
친구가 늦었다면서 급하게 뛰어갔어요.
Saying he was tired, dad went into his room early.
아빠는 피곤하다면서 일찍 방에 들어가셨어요.
Conversation
A: It seems Jihoon is very busy these days.
요즘 지훈 씨가 바쁜가 봐요.
B: Yes, even yesterday, saying he had a lot of work, he stayed late at the office.
네, 어제도 일이 많다면서 늦게까지 회사에 남아 있더라고요.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence describing the concurrent action and speech.
친구가 미안하다면서 커피를 사 주었다.
동생이 돈이 부족하다면서 돈을 빌려 달라고 했다.