V/A + -(으)면서도, N + -(이)면서도 (Even while, although knowing/being...)
Meaning: Even while doing/being..., yet still (highlights a contradiction between two simultaneous states or actions of the same subject).
Conjugation & Pattern
- V/A with batchim + -으면서도 | No batchim/ㄹ + -면서도
- Noun (N) + -(이)면서도
Detailed Usage
Both clauses must share the exact same subject. Highlights paradoxical or contradictory behavior where someone does the opposite of what their state or knowledge implies.
Example Sentences
- 1
저 사람은 항상 모르면서도 아는 척해요.
Jeo sarameun hangsang moreumyeonseodo aneun cheokhaeyo.
That person always pretends to know even while not knowing.
- 2
그 친구는 돈이 많으면서도 항상 절약해요.
Geu chinguneun doni maneumyeonseodo hangsang jeoryakhaeyo.
Even though that friend has a lot of money, they always live frugally.
- 3
그 사람은 부자이면서도 가난한 사람을 도와주지 않는다.
Geu sarameun bujaimyeonseodo gananhan sarameul dowajuji anneunda.
Although that person is wealthy, they do not help poor people.
Important Notes
Unlike -(으)ㄴ/는데도 (which allows different subjects), -(으)면서도 requires the same subject in both clauses.
