-느니만큼Korean connective · TOPIK 6

-neunimankeum

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.

형태Forms

-느니만큼-니만큼-으니만큼

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

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.

앞에 오는 말을 인정하며 그것이 뒤에 오는 말의 원인이나 근거가 됨을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다 or the honorific -으시-.

‘있다’, ‘없다’, ‘계시다’나 ‘있다’, ‘없다’로 끝나는 형용사, 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

다 같이 기숙사 생활을 하느니만큼 각자가 약간의 불편을 감수해야 한다.

Since we all live in the dormitory together, each of us has to put up with some inconvenience.

앞으로 지속적인 물가 상승이 예상되느니만큼 아껴 쓰면서 지내야겠다.

Since continued price increases are expected, we need to be frugal.

이번 여행은 혼자 가느니만큼 더 꼼꼼히 필요한 것을 챙겨야 한다.

Since I'm going on this trip alone, I need to pack everything I need more carefully.

대화In conversation

요즘 지수가 공부에 재미를 붙인 것 같아요.

It seems like Jisu has developed an interest in studying these days.

맞아요. 열심히 공부하느니만큼 이번 시험에서 좋은 성적을 거둘 것으로 기대가 돼요.

That's right. Since she's studying so hard, I expect she'll get good results on this exam.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one, starting with the ones the dictionary names as equivalents.

-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 -는다고 -neundago -다고 · -라고 · 으라고 A connective ending used when implying the purpose or intention of a certain action, or the reason or cause of a certain situation. TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -느니만큼 mean in Korean?

-느니만큼 is a connective introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). 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.

When do you use -느니만큼?

Attaches after 있다, 없다, 계시다, adjectives and verbs ending in 있다 or 없다 or the honorific -으시-. The other shape is -니만큼, -으니만큼 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -느니만큼 and -니만큼?

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

What TOPIK level is -느니만큼?

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.