KIIP 4 Grammar

V -느라고 / 느라

• ‘Because of that…(something negative.)’

• shows that the preceding statement is the cause of the following negative statement

V/A -(으)ㄹ수록

• ‘as one thing changes, so does another thing’

• expresses that one change causes another change

V/A -(으)ㄹ 뿐(만) 아니라

• ‘not only this, but also…’

• shows the act/state in the following clause is added to the preceeding clause

V/A -(으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다

• ‘there’s nothing I can do but…’ or ‘there is nothing else except…’

• often expresses an exaggeration

V/A -ㄴ/는 줄 알다

• ‘I thought…’

• shows the speaker thinks/thought the prior statement was true

V -곤 하다

• ‘I often do…’ or ‘I tend to….’

• shows something is often/frequently repeated