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-(으)ㄹ 겸 / N 겸 N

both to … and to; cum

Level 4 · Connective

Explanation

One action with two (or more) purposes: A도 할 겸 B도 할 겸. Vowel or ㄹ stems take ㄹ 겸, consonant stems 을 겸. With nouns: 거실 겸 서재 (living room cum study).

Examples

  • 운동도 할 겸 기분 전환도 할 겸 산책을 했어요.

    I took a walk both to exercise and to clear my head.

  • 친구도 만날 겸 서울에 다녀왔어요.

    I went to Seoul, partly to see a friend.

  • 이 방은 침실 겸 사무실이에요.

    This room is a bedroom cum office.

TOPIK note

TOPIK II Reading 1–2, 3–4.

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