Korean grammar - Even to the extent that - (으)ㄹ 정도로 |
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Pattern: Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 정도로 The pattern Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 정도로 is used to express going to an extreme. In English we would say 'even to the extent that' or 'so [extreme] that'. |
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이 신발은 놀라울 정도로 싸요.
These shoes are cheap to the extent that it is surprising.
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꼬깔콘이 지겨울 정도로 많이 먹었어요.
(I) ate so much 꼬깔콘 that now (I) am sick of (them).
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그 사람은 놀라울 정도로 키가 작아요.
He is so short that it is surprising. |
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화가 날 정도로 후회가 돼요.
(I) regret (it) so much that (I) get angry. |
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그는 배가 아플 정도로 많이 웃었어요.
He laughed so much that (his) stomach hurts. |
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걸을 수가 없을 정도로 여기저기 돌아다녔어요.
(I) walked around so much that (I) can’t walk anymore. |
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그 학생은 무서울 정도로 열심히 공부해요.
That student, even to an extent that (it) is scary, studies really hard. |
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선생님도 못 풀 정도로 문제가 어려웠어요.
The question was so hard that even the teacher can’t solve it. |
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오늘 작업은 포기하고 싶을 정도로 어려워요.
Today's work is difficult even to the extent that (I) want to give up. |
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너무 무리해서 지칠 정도로 일하지 마세요.
Don't work so hard, to the point that (you) get exhausted from overwork, |
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하늘을 날 정도로 기뻤어요.
Even to the extent that (I) could fly in the sky, (I) am happy. |
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믿기지 않을 정도로 한국의 하늘은 아름다워요.
Even to the extent that you can't believe it, the sky in Korea is beautiful. |
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파티에 가서 배가 아플 정도로 많이 먹었어요.
Even to the extent that my stomach hurts, (I) went to a party and ate so much. |
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영수는 쓰러질 정도로 피곤했어요.
Youngsu, even to the extent that (he) could collapse, was tired. |
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그 문제는 초등 일학년이 풀 수 있을 정도로 쉬워요.
That question, even to the extent that a first grader (could) to solve it, is easy. |
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그 노래는 눈물이 날 정도로 아름다웠어요.
The song, even to the extent that it brought (me) to tears, is beautiful. |
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민경이는 쌍둥이라 할 정도로 언니와 닮았어요.
Minkyong, even to the extent that (they) could be called twins, resembles (her) older sister. |
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나무도 씹어먹을 수 있을 정도로 배가 너무 고파요.
(I) am so hungry (I) could even munch on a tree.
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