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-자면Korean connective · TOPIK 6

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TOPIK 6 6급Connectives 연결 어미intention 의도

A connective ending used to assume a certain intention or thought.

A connective ending used to assume a certain intention or thought.

어떠한 의도나 생각을 가정하는 뜻을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs.

동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

연습을 더 하자면 더 할 수도 있어.

If I wanted to practice more, I could.

오늘 일을 끝내자면 부지런히 해야겠다.

If we want to finish today's work, we need to hurry.

원하는 악기를 사자면 이 돈으로는 부족해요.

If I wanted to buy the instrument I want, this money wouldn't be enough.

대화In conversation

요즘 공부에 열심이구나?

You've been studying hard lately, huh?

시험에 합격하자면 이렇게 공부하는 것도 모자라요.

If I want to pass the exam, even studying like this isn't enough.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거들랑 -geodeullang -걸랑 A connective ending used to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 6 -건대 -geondae A connective ending used when the speaker implies in advance that he/she will confess his/her thoughts or hopes, etc., in the following statement. TOPIK 6 -건만 -geonman -건마는 A connective ending used when the actual result is different from the result that was anticipated from the preceding statement. TOPIK 6 -기로서니 -giroseoni A connective ending used when emphasizing this meaning, "however the preceding statement says so." TOPIK 6 -노라면 TOPIK 6 -느니만큼 -neunimankeum -니만큼 · -으니만큼 A connective ending used when admitting to the truth of the preceding statement and saying that it is the cause or reason for the following statement. TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -자면 mean in Korean?

-자면 is a connective introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). A connective ending used to assume a certain intention or thought.

When do you use -자면?

Attaches after verbs.

What TOPIK level is -자면?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.

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