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진료를 기다리는 동안 환자들이 조용히 앉아 있었어.jinryoreul gidarineun dongan hwanjadeuri joyonghi anja isseosseo.
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While waiting for treatment, the patients were sitting quietly.
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Breakdown of jinryoreul gidarineun dongan hwanjadeuri joyonghi anja isseosseo.
~이~i
subject particle
~를~reul
object particle
~들~deul
plural marker
있다issda
to be
Questions & Answers about jinryoreul gidarineun dongan hwanjadeuri joyonghi anja isseosseo.
Why does the sentence use 진료를 기다리는 instead of 진료가 기다리는?
Because 기다리다 normally takes the thing being waited for as a direct object, marked with 을/를.
- 진료를 기다리다 = to wait for medical treatment / a consultation
- So 진료를 is the object of 기다리는
Using 진료가 기다리는 would mean something like the treatment is waiting, which does not fit here.
A small note: in real-life Korean, 진료 can refer to medical treatment, consultation, or seeing the doctor, depending on context.
What does 기다리는 동안 mean exactly?
동안 means during or while.
So:
- 기다리는 = waiting
- 동안 = during / while
Together, 기다리는 동안 means while waiting or during the time when they were waiting.
This structure is very common:
- 먹는 동안 = while eating
- 공부하는 동안 = while studying
- 자는 동안 = while sleeping
In this sentence, 진료를 기다리는 동안 gives the time background for the main action.
Why is it 기다리는 and not 기다렸던 or 기다리며?