Korean Grammar Patterns

-만큼

Meaning

As much as / to the extent

How to use it

-만큼 expresses a comparable degree or extent — 'as much as', 'to the same extent as'. After a noun it joins (너만큼 = as much as you); after a verb/adjective modifier (-은/는/을 만큼) it is a bound noun and is spaced.

Noun: 산만큼, 나만큼 — joined.,Modifier: 노력한 만큼 = as much as one worked — spaced.

Examples

Korean	English
나도 너만큼 키가 커. nado neomankeum kiga keo.	I'm as tall as you.
노력한 만큼 결과가 나올 거예요. noryeokhan mankeum gyeolgwaga naol geoyeyo.	Results will come in proportion to your effort.
방이 운동장만큼 넓어요. bangi undongjangmankeum neolbeoyo.	The room is as wide as a playground.

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