Breakdown of saendeuwichireul meogeumyeonseo mul han keopdo gati masyeosseo.
먹다meokda
to eat
물mul
water
마시다masida
to drink
~를~reul
object particle
Questions & Answers about saendeuwichireul meogeumyeonseo mul han keopdo gati masyeosseo.
What does 먹으면서 mean here?
먹으면서 comes from the verb 먹다 (to eat) plus -면서, which means while doing, as one does, or sometimes and at the same time.
So:
- 먹다 → 먹으면서
- 먹으면서 = while eating
In this sentence, it connects the two actions:
- eating the sandwich
- drinking a cup of water
So the idea is: I drank a cup of water too while eating the sandwich.
Does -면서 always mean two actions happen at exactly the same time?
Usually -면서 shows that two actions overlap in time, often by the same subject.
In this sentence:
- 샌드위치를 먹으면서
- 물 한 컵도 같이 마셨어
the speaker is doing both actions in the same general time period: eating and drinking.
It does not always have to mean every second is perfectly simultaneous. It often means something like:
- while
- as
- at the same time
A very important point: -면서 normally implies the same person does both actions unless the sentence clearly says otherwise.
Why is there 같이 if 먹으면서 already means while eating?