TTMIK Level 7 Lesson 5
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In this lesson, we are going to take a look at how to use the word 만큼 to say things like “He is as tall as I am.” and “You can take as much as you want.” in Korean.만큼 can be used both as a particle and as a noun. When it is used after other nouns, pronouns and prepositions, it works as a particle and you write it right after the previous word, without space. When it is used after a verb, it has to be modified by it and work as a noun. But either way, the basic meaning is the same.만큼 represents the meaning of "as much as" or "to the point of" doing or being something.Examples1. 저만큼 [jeo-man-keum]= 저 + 만큼= as much as me= as much as I2. 이만큼 [i-man-keum]= 이(것) + 만큼= as much as this= this much3. 놀랄 만큼 [nol-lal man-keum]= 놀라다 + 만큼= to the point of one being surprised= surprisingly4. 원하는 만큼 [won-ha-neun man-keum]= 원하다 + 만큼= as much as one wants5. 한국에서만큼 [han-gu-ge-seo-man-keum]= 한국에서 + 만큼= as much as in KoreaAs you can see from the examples above, 만큼 (or -만큼) can be used after various types of words to mean "as much as". But when 만큼 is used after 얼마 [eol-ma], which usually means "how much", 얼마만큼 [eol-ma-man-keum] still has the same meaning of "how much (of something)" or "how much in quantity". In this case, 얼마만큼 is interchangeable with 얼마나 [eol-ma-na]. Sample Sentences1. 효진 씨는 경화 씨만큼 키가 커요.[hyo-jin ssi-neun gyeong-hwa ssi-man-kkeum ki-ga keo-yo.]= Hyojin is as tall as Kyung-hwa.2. 얼마만큼 필요해요?[eol-ma-man-keum pi-ryo-hae-yo?]= How much (of it) do you need?3. 원하는 만큼 다 가져가세요.[won-ha-neun man-keum da ga-jyeo-ga-se-yo.]= Take as much as you want.4. 필요한 만큼 가져가세요.[pi-ryo-han man-keum ga-jyeo-ga-se-yo.]= Take as much as you need.5. 필요한 만큼만 가져가세요.[pi-ryo-han man-keum-man ga-jyeo-ga-se-yo.]= Take just the amount you need.6. 한국에서만큼 자주 안 만나요.[han-gu-ge-seo-man-keum ja-ju an man-na-yo.]= We don't meet as often as in Korea.How to say "as much as I'd like to..." in KoreanIn this case, you can't you 만큼 to say things like "As much as I want to go, I can't." Instead, you need to say "정말 -고 싶지만" which literally means "I really want to... but".
