Korean Conversation · Level 249
15 words
Korean word
저만큼
Pronunciation
Romanizationcheomankeum
Meaning
- adverbthat much
Example
나도 저만큼 할 수 있어.na do cheo man keum hal ssu i sseo
I can do that much too.
More examples
학교가 저만큼 멀어도 매일 걸어간다.hak kkyo ga cheo man keum meo reo do mae il keo reo gan da
Even if the school is that far away, I walk there every day.
Core concept
Something at a distance becomes the measure for how much or how far another thing reaches.
Common phrases
저만큼 멀다cheo man keum meol da
that far
저만큼 크다cheo man keum keu da
that big
저만큼 많다cheo man keum man ta
that many
Similar words
그만큼keumankeum: Shows an amount or degree that matches an earlier fact or condition.
저만치cheomanchi: Shows a distance or extent reaching to a point some way off.
Definition in Korean
어떤 대상이나 상황의 정도를 가리켜 '저쪽에 있는 만큼'이라는 의미로 쓰는 부사로, 기준과 비교해 그 정도를 나타낼 때 사용한다.eo tteon tae sang i na sang hwang ui cheong do reul ka ri kyeo cheo jjo ge in neun man keum i ra neun ui mi ro sseu neun pu sa ro ki jun gwa pi gyo hae keu cheong do reul na ta nael ttae sa yong han da
Word origin
The word is formed from the distal demonstrative 저 (jeo, "that") and 만큼 (mankeum, "extent"), which marks the degree used for comparison.
Usage tips
- In conversation, the comparison may be understood from a gesture or from something already visible, so the measured point need not be stated again.
Other meanings
- that faradverb
Opposites
- 이만큼imankeumthis muchadverb
Related words
- 만큼mankeumas much asparticle
- 그만큼keumankeumthat muchadverb