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V-(으)ㄹ 만하다 — worth …ing · with good reason — judging a company, a person and a feeling (Lesson 3B-7 볼 만해요, now deeper)

Worth …ing · with good reason — judging a company, a person and a feeling (Lesson 3B-7 볼 만해요, now deeper). Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5A, lesson 9: 취업 준비 (Getting a job — a recruitment notice, the AI aptitude test and a one-minute self-introduction).

What it means

The -(으)ㄹ 만하다 of Lesson 3B-7 (볼 만해요) is also used to judge a company, a person or a plan: 지원할 만한 회사 'a company worth applying to', 믿을 만한 사람 'a person worth trusting'. It is a key phrase in job notices, recommendation letters and interviews: 저는 이 일을 맡길 만한 사람이라고 생각합니다 'I believe I am someone you can trust with this job'. It can also say that a feeling or a reaction is understandable: 처음이니까 걱정할 만해요 'it's your first time, so it's natural to worry'; 그럴 만도 해요 'no wonder'. Before a noun it is -(으)ㄹ 만한 — never 만하는.

Forms

PatternWhenExample
-을 만하다 · -을 만한 N받침 O믿다 → 믿을 만한 회사
-ㄹ 만하다 · -ㄹ 만한 N받침 X · ㄹ지원하다 → 지원할 만한 회사
-(으)ㄹ 만도 하다softer — 'no wonder'그렇다 → 그럴 만도 해요

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 3B, lesson 16; Yonsei University Korean 3-2, lesson 12; Ewha Womans University Korean 3-1, lesson 5; Hongik University Korean 4A, lesson 1; Hanyang University Korean 3-1, lesson 2.

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