-(으)ㄴ/는 가운데
amid, while
ระดับ 5 · คำเชื่อมประโยค
คำอธิบาย
Sets the ongoing context of the main event, very common in news. Verbs take 는 가운데, past verbs (으)ㄴ 가운데; adjectives (으)ㄴ 가운데.
ตัวอย่าง
많은 시민들이 지켜보는 가운데 행사가 시작되었다.
The event began as many citizens looked on.
물가가 계속 오르는 가운데 소비가 줄고 있다.
Amid rising prices, spending is falling.
바쁜 가운데에도 시간을 내 주셔서 감사합니다.
Thank you for making time despite your busy schedule.
ข้อสังเกต TOPIK
TOPIK II Listening 37–50 (news), Reading 25–27 and 32–34.