Word
창문을 연 채로 나갔어요.changmuneul yeon chaero nagasseoyo.
Meaning
I went out with the window left open.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of changmuneul yeon chaero nagasseoyo.
~을~eul
object particle
열다yeolda
to open
창문changmun
window
나가다nagada
to go out
Questions & Answers about changmuneul yeon chaero nagasseoyo.
What does -ㄴ/은 채로 mean in this sentence?
-ㄴ/은 채로 means while remaining in that state, without changing that condition, or leaving something as it is.
So in 창문을 연 채로 나갔어요, the idea is:
- the window was opened,
- and that state continued
- when the person left.
A natural English translation is They left with the window open or They went out leaving the window open.
It is different from simply saying two actions happened in sequence. It emphasizes the state that remained.
Why is it 연 채로, not 열 채로?
The verb is 열다 (to open).
Before 채로, Korean uses a form based on the verb’s modifier form:
- 열다 → 연
This happens because 열다 is an ㄹ-irregular verb in this pattern. The ㄹ drops before endings that begin with ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, etc.
So:
- 열다 → 연
- 만들다 → 만든
- 살다 → 산
That is why it is 창문을 연 채로, not 열 채로.
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