V/A + -(으)ㄴ/는가 하면, N + -인가 하면 (While some..., others... / As for...)
Meaning: 1) While on one hand..., on the other hand... 2) If you ask who/what/how..., the answer is...
Conjugation & Pattern
- Present: Verb + -는가 하면 | Adjective + -(으)ㄴ가 하면 | Noun + -인가 하면
- Past: V/A + -았/었는가 하면
Detailed Usage
Meaning 1: Contrasts two different or opposite cases coexisting within the same context. Meaning 2: Pairs with question words (누구, 무엇, 어떻게) to pose a question in the first clause and provide the explanation in the second.
Example Sentences
- 1
같은 반이라도 몇 명은 공부하는가 하면 몇 명은 게임을 하고 있다.
Gateun banirado myeot myeongeun gongbuhaneunga hamyeon myeot myeongeun geimeul hago itda.
Even in the same class, while some students are studying, others are playing games.
- 2
여기에 어떻게 가는가 하면 저 사거리에서 왼쪽으로 돌아가면 된다.
Yeogie eotteotge ganeunga hamyeon jeo sageorieseo oenjjogeuro doragamyeon doenda.
As for how to get here, you just turn left at that intersection.
- 3
누가 그 사건 현장을 목격했는가 하면 바로 저 학생이다.
Nuga geu sageon hyeonjangeul mokgyeokhaenneunga hamyeon baro jeo haksaengida.
If you ask who witnessed the scene of the incident, it is that student right there.
Important Notes
Comparable to '-(으)ㄴ/는 반면에' when contrasting two opposing tendencies.
