Category: Advanced Korean Grammar

-(으)ㄹ뿐더러 indicates that in addition to the fact stated in the preceding clause, there are additional facts stated in the following clause. Note that when the content of the preceding...

기는커녕 is used to indicate that not only is the content in the preceding clause not easily realized but also that the content in the following clause is even more...

-거니와 is used when acknowledging the statement in the preceding clause but at the same time adding the statement in the following clause. It is also used in the form...

-다시피 하다 is used to indicate that some action is actually very close to another action but is not exactly the same. As such, it emphasizes the degree of the...

-듯이 is used to indicate that the contents of the preceding and following clauses are almost the same, and as such, it has the same meaning as the expressions -는...

-(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고 is used when indicating that the content in the following clause is different or the opposite result of what was expected based on the action or circumstance described...

가: 어제 모임에 여양 씨가 또 늦게 온 거 있죠? Yeoyang was late getting to yesterday’s meeting again. 나: 그렇게 안 늦겠다고 다짐을 하고도 또 안 지켰단 말이에요? Do you...

-건만 is used when indicating that the content in the following clause is the opposite of the situation or result expected based on the content in the preceding clause. 가:...

가: 어제 휴일인데 뭐 하셨어요? Yesterday was a holiday. So what did you do? 나: 모처럼 친구를 만난 김에 영화도 보고 쇼핑도 했어요. 그랬더니 좀 피곤하네요. I met a friend...

가: 이번 여름에 해안선을 따라 여행을 해 볼까 하는면 동해안 쪽이 좋아요, 서해안 쪽이 좋아요? This summer, I’m planning to take a trip along the coast, but which is better,...

기 나름이다 is used to indicate that the result of something or a situation can end up differently depending on how some situation unfolds or how some behavior is performed....

가: 와, 진짜 맛있네요. 요리 솜씨가 좋으신데 무슨 특별한 비결이라도 있나요? Wow, this is really delicious. You’re so talented at cooking. Is there some special secret to your skill? 나:...

가: 무슨 생각을 그렇게 깊이 하고 있어요? 몇 번이나 불러도 못 듣고… What are you thinking about so deeply? You didn’t even hear me when I called your name several...

가: 요즘 방학이라 편의점에서 아르바이트 한다며? 어때? I heard you’re working part-time at a convenience store since you’re on vacation. How is it? 나: 일은 별로 안 힘든데 혼자 가게를...

가: 신문 기사를 보니 맞벌이 주부들이 참 힘들겠더라고요. According to a newspaper article, it seems that dual-income housewives must really have a hard time. 나: 맞아요. 가족들과 직장 동료들의 이해와...

가: 어제 아이스쇼 잘 갔다 왔어요? 대단했다면서요? Did you enjoy the ice show yesterday? Is it true that it was really incredible? 나: 네, 아주 멋있었어요. 공연이 시작되자 조명이 다...

가: 어제 정말 재미있었죠? 놀이공원에 가서 그렇게 즐겁게 시간을 보낸 게 몇 년 만인지 몰라요. Wasn’t yesterday a lot of fun? I don’t know how many years it’s been since...

-는 셈치다 is used to hypothesize doing some action or to regard some state of affairs as being true. It is mainly used in the form -는 셈치고 to mean...

가: 부장님, 발표를 망쳐서 죄송합니다. 요 며칠 준비하느라고 밤을 새운 데다가 너무 긴장한 나머지 실수를 많이 한 것 같습니다. Manager, I’m sorry for botching the presentation. I think I made...

을망정/ ㄹ망정 is used when hypothesizing the content in the preceding clause. It indicates the subject’s strong will to choose the situation in the preceding clause if he or she...