Korean grammar - More and much more - 더 and 훨씬

More and much more - 더 and 훨씬

The words 더 and 훨씬 are intensifiers that can be added before a verb to mean 'more' or 'much more'.

Note that in phrases constructed with 더 and 훨씬, we should use the subject marker이/가, not the topic marker 은/는.

Examples:
	제가 돈이 더 많아요. I have more money.
	제가 더 잘생겼어요. I am more handsome.
	한국 라면이 더 매워요. Korean ramen is spicier.
	이 방이 조금 더 좁아요. This room is a little bit smaller.
	지난 학기에는 조금 더 열심히 공부했어요. Last term I studied a little bit harder. In this example, the topic marker in 에는 is fine because it acts as a contrastive marker. The subject is actual the (absent) first person (I).
	오늘이 훨씬 더워요. Today is much hotter.
	오늘은 그녀가 훨씬 더 예뻐요. Today she is much prettier.
	요즘은 서울이 훨씬 좋아요. These days Seoul is much better.
	이 가방이 훨씬 더 비싸요. This bag is much more expensive.
	한국의 사계절이 훨씬 더 뚜렷해요. The four seasons in Korea are much more distinct.
	작은 레몬이 더 셔요. A small lemon is more sour. 작은 means 'small'
	고추장이 더 매워요. Red pepper paste is spicier.