tag
level 4markers
translation
as much as
Vocabulary in This Post
착하다 | to be kind |
기대하다 | to expect |
실망 | disappointment |
N + 만큼 V/Adj + noun modifier + 만큼 It indicates a similar degree or quantity as the preceding nouns or clause. (as much as)
동생은 형만큼 키가 커요.
My younger sibling is as tall as my older brother.
저희 사장님만큼 착한 사람은 없어요.
There's no one as kind as our boss.
- When you want to use it with verbs or adjectives, use the form ‘V/Adj root + noun modifier + 만큼’. In this case, you can think of ‘-만큼’ as a noun that is modified by the verb or adjective.
기대한 만큼 실망도 컸어요.
The disappointment was as big as the expectation.
제가 태형 씨를 도와주는 만큼 태형 씨도 저를 도와줘야 해요.
Taehyung should help me as much as I help him.
- Noun
any noun | 만큼 | ex. 하늘만큼, 얼마만큼 |
- V/Adj—follows noun modifier rules.
V present | 는 만큼 | ex. 가는 만큼, 먹는 만큼, 만드는 만큼, 하는 만큼 |
Adj, V past | ㄴ/은 만큼 | ex. 좋은 만큼, 큰 만큼
간 만큼, 먹은 만큼, 만든 만큼, 한 만큼 |
V future, Adj future | ㄹ/을 만큼 | ex. 좋을 만큼, 할 만큼, 될 만큼
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