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A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 만큼 — as much as … · inasmuch as … — matching degree, and a reason that weighs (Lesson 3B-5 만큼, now 'since')

As much as … · inasmuch as … — matching degree, and a reason that weighs (Lesson 3B-5 만큼, now 'since'). Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 10: 비자와 건강보험 (Visas and health insurance — changing your status at the immigration counter, and getting a straight answer about your premium).

What it means

-는 만큼 from Lesson 3B-5 means 'to that degree': 일한 만큼 받아요. Today it gives a reason: you respond in a way that fits the fact — 중요한 서류인 만큼 미리 확인하세요. Adjectives take -(으)ㄴ 만큼, verbs -는 만큼 (done actions -(으)ㄴ 만큼), nouns N인 만큼. It is weightier and more formal than -(으)니까 and is common in news, notices and counselling.

Forms

PatternWhenExample
A-(으)ㄴ 만큼형용사중요하다 → 중요한 만큼
V-는 만큼 · V-(으)ㄴ 만큼동사 (지금 · 이미 한 일)바뀌다 → 해마다 바뀌는 만큼
N인 만큼명사유학생 → 유학생인 만큼

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Yonsei University Korean 2-2, lesson 17; Yonsei University Korean 4-2, lesson 17; Sogang University Korean 4B, lesson 4; Sogang University Korean 5B, lesson 5; Ewha Womans University Korean 3-1, lesson 5; Hongik University Korean 3B, lesson 10; Hanyang University Korean 3-1, lesson 6; Hanyang University Korean 3-2, lesson 10; Hanyang University Korean 4-2, lesson 11; Seoul National University Korean 5B, lesson 7; Hongik University Korean 5A, lesson 5; Ewha Womans University Korean 6, lesson 3.

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