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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Verb + 는 중이다''' : This pattern is equivalent to '''(I am) in the middle of ~'''. It is used to describe what you are currently doing or in the middle of doing.
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[[Image:사용중.JPG|thumb|right|200px|사용중 means it is being used.]]
 
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'''Verb + 는 중이다''' : This pattern is equivalent to '''(I am) in the middle of ~'''. It is used to describe what you are currently doing or in the middle of doing. 중 <[[中]]> is a [[hanja]] character that literally means middle. So you are saying you are doing something or in the middle of doing something.
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===Notes===
 
===Notes===
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*Informally, it is often abbreviated as just 중
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**밥 먹는 중이다 → 밥 먹는 중
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==Conjugation Rule==
 
==Conjugation Rule==
 
{{Conjugation table
 
{{Conjugation table
|Pattern1=  <!--No 받침 pattern-->
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|Pattern1=Verb + 는 중이다   <!--No 받침 pattern-->
 
|Examples1=  <!--Examples, use <br> between each example-->
 
|Examples1=  <!--Examples, use <br> between each example-->
|Pattern2=  <!--받침 example pattern-->
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|Pattern2=Verb + 는 중이다 <!--받침 example pattern-->
 
|Examples2= <!--Examples, use <br> between each example-->
 
|Examples2= <!--Examples, use <br> between each example-->
 
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==Sentence Examples==
 
==Sentence Examples==
 
{{Example table
 
{{Example table
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 = [[Category:Incomplete examples]]
 
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Revision as of 06:00, 20 November 2009

Description

사용중 means it is being used.

Verb + 는 중이다 : This pattern is equivalent to (I am) in the middle of ~. It is used to describe what you are currently doing or in the middle of doing. 중 <> is a hanja character that literally means middle. So you are saying you are doing something or in the middle of doing something.

Notes

  • Informally, it is often abbreviated as just 중
    • 밥 먹는 중이다 → 밥 먹는 중

Conjugation Rule

Conjugation Rule
Pattern Case Example
Rule 1: Verb + 는 중이다 If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침
Rule 2: Verb + 는 중이다 If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem


Sentence Examples

Korean English Notes


Pronunciation

  • Special pronunciation rule?


See Also