From 32aa0a4d5e9b88c4f6a952b274cbc0e5e90f5897 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dreat Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2025 18:57:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] the more the more --- _notes/Korean grammar.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_notes/Korean grammar.md b/_notes/Korean grammar.md index 9ea5342..15cb016 100644 --- a/_notes/Korean grammar.md +++ b/_notes/Korean grammar.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ title: Korean grammar
  • In order to, For the sake of
  • Maybe I might
  • -네요 verb ending
    • +
  • The more..., the more ...
    • @@ -780,4 +781,29 @@ Verb stem + -네요 - 잘 어울리네요! = Oh, I think that it looks good on you (expressing impression) - 맞네요 = I see that it is correct! (Finding out a fact for the first time) - 여기 있네요! = oh, here it is! -- 벌써 11원이네요 = wow, it is already November \ No newline at end of file +- 벌써 11원이네요 = wow, it is already November + +### The more ..., the more... {#themorethemore} + +-(으)면 -(으)ㄹ수록 + +the more A(verb), the more B(verb) = A-(으)ㄹ수록 B + +examples: +- The more delicious it is, the better is sells = 맛있을수록 잘 팔려요 +- The more busy you are, the more important your health is = 바쁠수록 건강 더 중요해요 +- The more people, the better = 사람이 많을수록 더 좋아요 + +-(으)ㄹ수록 can also mean (depending on context of conversation) +- "Even more so, especially when..." - 학생일수록 책을 많이 읽어야 돼요 = You need to read a lot of books, even more so if you are a student +- "Especially if..." or "Even more..." +- "Particularly when..." - 바쁠수록 더 자야 돼요 = You need to sleep more, particularly when you are busy + +If you want to emphasise a bit more, you can use -(으)면 before -(으)ㄹ수록 + +- The busier you are... = 바쁠수록 = 바쁘면 바쁠수록 +- The better is it... = 좋을수록 = 좋으면 좋을수록 + +**갈수록** comes from 가다 + -(으)ㄹ수록. It literally means "the more you go", but it's used as "more and more so in time" or "as time goes by" +- It keeps getting colder = 갈수록 추워요 +- Dreat keeps getting better at Korean - 드랫은 갈수록 한국어를 잘해요