English–Korean

“thanks to” in Korean

Korean

Also덕택 (teoktaek) · 덕분에 (teokppune)

Romanizationteokppun

덕분에 잘 지내고 있어요.teok ppu ne chal chi nae go i sseo yo

I'm doing well, thanks to you.

“Thanks to” in Korean is 덕분 (teokppun).

Help or a favorable circumstance is treated as the source of a positive outcome.

가족 덕분에 집을 구할 수 있었어요.ka jok teok ppu ne chi beul ku hal ssu i sseo sseo yo

I was able to find a house thanks to my family.

In everyday conversation, the helpful person or cause can remain unspoken when the context already makes it clear.

teoktaek

nounthanks to

선생님의 덕택으로 시험에 합격했습니다.seon saeng ni mui teok tae geu ro si heo me hap kkyeo kaet sseum ni da

Thanks to my teacher, I passed the exam.

teokppune

adverbthanks to

덕분에 시험에 합격했어요.teok ppu ne si heo me hap kkyeo kae sseo yo

Thanks to that, I passed the exam.