Korean Grammar Patterns

-ㄹ 겸 (해서)

Meaning

with the dual purpose of

How to use it

Indicates doing one action to serve two (or more) purposes at once. Attaches to a verb stem as -ㄹ/을 겸, often -ㄹ 겸 해서 before the main action. Two listed purposes can both take 겸: A겸 B겸.

겸사겸사 (adverb) = 'killing two birds with one stone.',Two purposes: 바람도 쐴 겸 운동도 할 겸.

Examples

Korean	English
바람도 쐴 겸 산책 좀 하고 올게요. baramdo ssoel gyeom sanchaek jom hago olgeyo.	I'll go for a walk, partly to get some fresh air.
친구도 만날 겸 책도 살 겸 시내에 나갔다. chingudo mannal gyeom chaekdo sal gyeom sinaee nagatda.	I went downtown both to meet a friend and to buy a book.

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