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Korean Grammar Patterns
-ㄹ수록
Meaning
the more… the more
How to use it
Attaches to a verb/adjective stem to express that as the degree of one action or state increases, the other increases (or changes) correspondingly. It is frequently reinforced by -(으)면 before it, giving the common pattern -(으)면 -ㄹ수록 ('the more…, the more…'). It works with both verbs and adjectives.
Very common doubled: -(으)면 -ㄹ수록 (e.g. 보면 볼수록).,Irregular stems follow normal ㄹ rules (e.g. 살수록, 들을수록).
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 한국어는 배우면 배울수록 재미있어요. hangugeoneun baeumyeon baeulsurok jaemiisseoyo. | The more you learn Korean, the more interesting it gets. |
| 시간이 지날수록 그 말의 의미를 알게 됐어요. sigani jinalsurok geu marui uimireul alge dwaesseoyo. | As time passed, I came to understand the meaning of those words. |
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