-(으)ㄴ/는 김에
while (I'm) at it
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Penjelasan
Taking the chance of doing A to also do B, which wasn't planned. Use -(으)ㄴ 김에 for a done action, -는 김에 for one in progress; nouns take 김에 (산책 김에). Verbs only.
Contoh
시장에 간 김에 과일도 좀 샀어요.
Since I was at the market, I bought some fruit too.
청소하는 김에 창문도 닦읍시다.
While we're cleaning, let's wipe the windows too.
서울에 출장 온 김에 친구를 만났어요.
While on a business trip to Seoul, I met a friend.
Catatan TOPIK
TOPIK II Reading 1–2 and 3–4.