에 비하여Korean expression · TOPIK 4

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TOPIK 4 4급 Expressions 표현

An expression used to indicate the same result in the following statement, when compared with the preceding statement.

형태Forms

에 비하여에 비하면

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

An expression used to indicate the same result in the following statement, when compared with the preceding statement.

앞에 오는 말과 비교해서 뒤의 내용과 같은 결과가 있음을 나타내는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after nouns.

명사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

물가가 작년에 비해 많이 오른 것 같다.

Prices seem to have risen a lot compared to last year.

지수는 나이에 비해 나이가 더 들어 보인다.

Jisu looks older than her age.

승규는 뚱뚱한 몸집에 비하여 날렵한 편이었다.

Compared to his stout build, Seunggyu was quite agile.

대화In conversation

내가 컴퓨터를 너무 비싸게 산 걸까?

Did I buy the computer too expensively?

아니야. 성능에 비해 비싼 편은 아니라고 생각해.

No. I think it's not expensive compared to its performance.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-고 들다 -go deulda An expression used to press someone to do the preceding act. TOPIK 4 -고 보다 -go boda An expression indicating that the action implied by the preceding word is done first and the subsequent events are thought about later. TOPIK 4 -고 해서 -go haeseo An expression used to state that the content of the preceding statement is one of several reasons for doing the act mentioned in the following… TOPIK 4 -나 싶다 -na sipda An expression used to indicate that the speaker is making a subjective and uncertain guess about the preceding statement. TOPIK 4 -는 김에 -neun gime -ㄴ 김에 · -은 김에 An expression used to indicate that one is doing a certain act, after the act mentioned in the preceding statement or while doing a similar behavior… TOPIK 4 -는 대로 -neun daero -ㄴ 대로 · -은 대로 An expression used to indicate that something is the same as the present act or state mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 4

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does 에 비하여 mean in Korean?

에 비하여 is a expression introduced at 4급 (TOPIK 4). An expression used to indicate the same result in the following statement, when compared with the preceding statement.

When do you use 에 비하여?

Attaches after nouns. The other shape is 에 비하면 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between 에 비하여 and 에 비하면?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same expression, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is 에 비하여?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate. It is one of 67 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.