-(으)ㄴ 채로

In the state of, With ...-ing, While still ...-ing

Explanation

This expression is used to indicate that the action in the following clause is performed while in the state, or under the circumstances, described in the preceding clause. The present and future tenses are not used before -(으)ㄴ 채로. This expression can also be shortened to -(으)ㄴ 채 by omitting the particle 로.

Details

1. The verbs 가다 and 오다 are not used before -(으)ㄴ 채로.

학교에 간 채로 공부했어요. ✕
→학교에 가서 공부했어요. ✓

2. This expression is not used to describe situations that are naturally expected after the preceding action occurs.

가스 불을 켠 채 라면을 끓였어요. ✕
→가스 불을 켜고 라면을 끓였어요. ✓
(Because it is obvious that heat is required to cook noodles, here the use of -(으)ㄴ 채로 sounds awkward.)

3. This expression is also often used in the forms -아/어 놓은 채로 and -아/어 둔 채로.

문을 닫은 채로 요리를 해서 집안에 냄새가 심하게 나요.
=문을 닫아 놓은 채로 요리를 해서 집안에 냄새가 심하게 나요.
=문을 닫아 둔 채로 요리를 해서 집안에 냄새가 심하게 나요.
The house reeked of cooking because I cooked with the door closed.

While -아/어 놓다, -아/어 두다, and -(으)ㄴ 채로 all refer to the continuation of a state or action, they have the following differences.