Search from various Engels teachers...
Renan
잠도 안 자고 영어 공부 하고 있어요
Could someone please help me to break this phrase (showing the meanings of each word)? I wasn't able to find it even after having done a lot of research :/
Thank you!
12 okt. 2015 21:26
Antwoorden · 1
You can think of it as two clauses connected with "and".
1) 잠도 안 자다: "잠을 안 자다" is "not sleep". "잠도" makes it into "not even sleep" (잠을 자다 = "sleep"; 안 = negation adverb; 도 = as well; even).
2) 영어 공부 하고 있다: literally "I am doing English study", so "I am studying English". "-고 있다" is the present progressive tense, like "-ing" form in English.
"-고" of "안 자고" is like "and", a very common form for sequencing two or more clauses into one sentence making a loose connection in meaning. So 잠도 안 자고 영어 공부 하고 있어요 is literally "I am not sleeping AND I am studying English", which is like "I am staying up late studying [to study] English".
This -고 (sometimes -고서 to emphasize the sequence) is one of the most heavily used connective form. You'll see it all over the place all the time:
- 점심을 먹고(서) 밖에 나가다.
- 길을 못 찾고 헤맸다.
- 눈물을 머금고 후퇴했다.
- 수술을 하고(서) 경과를 볼 것이다.
12 oktober 2015
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Renan
Taalvaardigheden
Engels, Frans, Koreaans, Portugees
Taal die wordt geleerd
Frans, Koreaans
Artikelen die je misschien ook leuk vindt

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
18 likes · 15 Opmerkingen

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
15 likes · 12 Opmerkingen

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
12 likes · 6 Opmerkingen
Meer artikelen
