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-는 길에

on the way

Level 4 · Connective

Explanation

Doing something while on the way somewhere. Only with movement verbs (가다, 오다, 나가다, 들어가다, 퇴근하다…); nouns take 길에 (출근길에).

Examples

  • 집에 오는 길에 빵을 샀어요.

    I bought bread on my way home.

  • 출근길에 사고를 봤어요.

    I saw an accident on the way to work.

  • 우체국에 가는 길에 이 편지 좀 부쳐 주세요.

    Please post this letter on your way to the post office.

TOPIK note

TOPIK II Reading 3–4 (≈ -다가) and Listening 9–12.

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