[Korean grammar] -(으)ㄹ뿐더러 Expressing Addition and Inclusion
-(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...
[Korean grammar] -기는커녕 Expressing Addition and Inclusion
기는커녕 is used to indicate that not only is the content in the preceding clause not easily realized but also that the content in...
[Korean grammar] -거니와 Expressing Addition and Inclusion
-거니와 is used when acknowledging the statement in the preceding clause but at the same time adding the statement in the following clause. It...
[Korean grammar] -다시피 하다 Expressing Similarity
-다시피 하다 is used to indicate that some action is actually very close to another action but is not exactly the same. As such,...
[Korean grammar] -듯이 Expressing Similarity
-듯이 is used to indicate that the contents of the preceding and following clauses are almost the same, and as such, it has the...
[Korean grammar] -(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고 Expressing Contrasts and Opposites
-(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...
[Korean grammar] -고도 Expressing Contrasts and Opposites
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...
[Korean grammar] -건만 Expressing Contrasts and Opposites
-건만 is used when indicating that the content in the following clause is the opposite of the situation or result expected based on the...
[Korean grammar] -는 김에 Expressing Doing Things Separately and Together
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...
[Korean grammar] -은/는대로 Expressing Doing Things Separately and Together
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...