Korean grammar patterns › Level 3
-(으)ㄹ 겸
also to …; for the dual purpose of …
Level 3 · TOPIK II · intermediate
How to use it
Shows that one action serves two or more purposes. Often with 도: A도 할 겸 B도 할 겸. N 겸 N = N and N at once (아침 겸 점심 = brunch).
Forming it
| 쉬다 | → 쉴 겸 |
| 먹다 | → 먹을 겸 |
| 운동하다 | → 운동할 겸 |
| 아침 | → 아침 겸 점심 |
Examples
운동도 할 겸 걸어서 출근해요.
I walk to work, partly to get some exercise.
친구도 만날 겸 쇼핑도 할 겸 시내에 나갔어요.
I went downtown to meet a friend and do some shopping.
Compared with similar patterns
-(으)ㄴ/는 김에 uses an opportunity to do an extra, unplanned thing. -(으)려고 gives a single purpose.