-(으)며 ②

Listing actions, states or facts

Explanation

This expression is used when listing two or more actions or states on equal terms. It is mainly used in written language and formal situations.

Details

1. In case in which this expression is used in the sense of (1) above and when listing three or more clauses together, it is better to alternate using the forms -고 and -(으)며 so that the same form is not used repeatedly in succession.

그곳은 마치 고향처럼 아늑하고 포근하며 정겨운 느낌을 주는 곳이다.
우리나라의 궁들은 전쟁을 거치면서 일부 건물이 사라지고 훼손되었으며 복원 사업을 거치면서 변형되기도 하였다.

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Used to list two or more actions, states, or facts. Mainly used in written language or formal situations.