문법

Question 1

Expressing belief that something is impossible in light of normal logic

Answer 1

A/V (으)ㄹ 리(가) 없다
N일 리가 없다
과거 -았/었을 리가 없다
Rhetorical question; (으)ㄹ 리가 있겠다?

Question 2

Expressing that one event occurred/occurs right after another is finished

Answer 2

V-기(가) 무섭게

Question 3

Action took a shorter/longer time interval than usual/expected

Answer 3

N 만에

Question 4

Contrast two situations or actions, “but”

Answer 4

A/V(으)나
N(이)나
과고-았/었으나

Question 5

Expressing a fact newly known through direct experience

Answer 5

N이더라고(요)

A/V 더라고(요)

Question 6

Expressing that something or someone is “without exception” the same as following

Answer 6

N치고

Question 7

Expressing proof of, or basis for, a result that has already occurred or situation that has become known

Answer 7

A-다는 것은 N에서/(으)로 알 수 있다
V-ㄴ/는다는 것은 N에서/(으)로 알 수 있딘
N은/는 N에서/(으)로 알 수 있다

과거 -았/었다는 것은 ~~
예; N에서 N(이)라는 것을 알 수 있다

Question 8

“According to…”

Attributing indirect quotation to someone or expressing source of information

Answer 8

N에 의하면

N에 따르면

Question 9

Thought about doing one action, but because of some reason, a different action is done

Answer 9

V (으)려다(가)

Question 10

Not knowing the certainty of situation/action but guessing about its possibility

Answer 10

A/V (으)ㄹ지도 모르다

과거 -았/었을지도 모르다

Question 11

Used for questioning sentences in writing where ‘다/는다’ is used

Answer 11

A (으)ㄴ가?
V 는가?
N인가?
과거 -았/었는가?

Question 12

“Even”, expressing a negative thing ‘on top of’ an existing situation, ‘even the last thing/person’

Answer 12

N마저

Question 13

Presenting two or more examples and expressing that all are equally good

Answer 13

N(이)면 N, N(이)면 N

Question 14

Doing one action while in the process of doing another, which was the original goal

Answer 14

V 는 김에

과거; V (으)ㄴ 김에

Question 15

Between two unfavourable situations one is preferable

Answer 15

V 느니 차라리

Question 16

One situation/circumstance is different than another

Answer 16

N 과/와 달리

Question 17

Various situations arise “depending on” a given standard/circumstance
~”depending on how/when/who…”
~”depending on perception”

Answer 17

N에 따라(서)
~ A(으)냐에 따라, V 느냐에 따라
~ 생각하기에 따라, 보기에 따라, 듣기에 따라

Question 18

“In addition to”
Same subject for both clauses,
Don’t mix positive and negative clauses

Answer 18

A/과거 (으)ㄴ 데다(가) (N도)
V 는 데다(가)
N인 데다(가)

Question 19

One thing “more or less the same” as another, practically the same

Answer 19

A/과거 (으)ㄴ 셈이다
V 는 셈이다
N인 셈이다

Question 20

“Just”, “not/nothing more than”

Answer 20

N에 불과하다

Question 21

Between two things one is on a higher level

“Not as good as N”

Answer 21

N만 못하다

N보다 못하다

Question 22

Suggesting that rather than V, another action is better

Answer 22

(N만) V(으)ㄹ 게 아니라

Question 23

Expressing statuses, identities and/or qualifications of people/things

Answer 23

N(으)로서

Question 24

Reason or basis for following statement about action/situation
“Because”, mainly used in writing/speeches

Answer 24

N(이)므로
A/V (으)므로
과거 -았/었으므로

Question 25

Rather than saying A, saying B would be more accurate or better/more polite

Answer 25

A다기보다는
V ㄴ/는다기보다는
N(이)라기보다는
과거 -았/었다기보다는

Question 26

Rhetorically emphasizing improbable conjecture

Answer 26

설마 A/V -겠어요?
과거-았/었겠어요?
설마 + ‘(으)ㄹ 리가 있겠어요?’, ‘(으)ㄴ/는 것은 아니겠어요?’

Question 27

Departure or starting point of a certain situation, “from”

Answer 27

N (으)로부터

Question 28

Standard or means by which an action is done, “by”

Answer 28

N에 의해(서) + 피동

Question 29

Expressing feelings or thoughts based on perceived fact

Same meaning but rhetorical

Answer 29

A 다 싶다, Vㄴ/는다 싶다
N(이)다 싶다
추측/미래- 겠다 싶다
과거- 았/었다 싶다

(으)ㄹ까 싶다

Question 30

Expressing repetition of an action/situation

Answer 30

V곤 하다

과거-곤 했다

Question 31

Strongly expressing event/effect of past action has not continued

Answer 31

A/V-았었/었었-

Question 32

During the span taken for one action, another action occurs

Second action usually performed by second subject, unknown to the first subject

Answer 32

V는 사이(에)

으)ㄴ 사이(에