V/A + -(으)ㄹ수록 – The More... The More...
Meaning: The more... the more...
Conjugation & Pattern
- V/A stem without batchim or ending in ㄹ: + -ㄹ수록 (가다 -> 갈수록, 바쁘다 -> 바쁠수록, 살다 -> 살수록)
- V/A stem with batchim (except ㄹ): + -을수록 (먹다 -> 먹을수록, 읽다 -> 읽을수록, 어렵다 -> 어려울수록)
- Noun: N + 일수록 | Emphatic repeated form: V/A-(으)면 V/A-(으)ㄹ수록
Detailed Usage
Indicates that as the action or state in the first clause increases or continues, the degree of the second clause changes proportionally ('the more A, the more B').
Example Sentences
- 1
한국어는 배우면 배울수록 더 재미있는 것 같아요.
Hangugeoneun baeumyeon baeulsurok deo jaemiinneun geot gatayo.
The more I learn Korean, the more interesting it seems.
- 2
문제가 어려울수록 침착하게 잘 생각해서 풀어야 합니다.
Munjega eoryeoulsurok chimchakhage jal saenggakhaeseo pureoya hamnida.
The harder the problem is, the more calmly and carefully you must think to solve it.
- 3
친한 사이일수록 예의를 잘 지켜야 좋은 관계를 유지할 수 있어요.
Chinhan saiilsurok yeuireul jal jikyeoya joteun gwangyereul yujihal su isseoyo.
The closer the relationship, the better manners you must keep to maintain it.
Important Notes
Often paired with '-(으)면' repeating the same stem for emphasis: '보면 볼수록' ('the more you look at it, the more...'). '갈수록' is commonly used as an adverb meaning 'as time goes on / increasingly'.
