V/A + -(으)ㄹ 정도로 / 정도이다 – To the Extent That / So... That...

Conjugation & Pattern

• V/A stem without batchim or ending in ㄹ: + -ㄹ 정도로 / 정도이다
• V/A stem with batchim (except ㄹ): + -을 정도로 / 정도이다
• Noun: N + 정도

Detailed Usage

Expresses the high degree or intensity of a state or action by illustrating how extreme it is ('to the point where...'). '-(으)ㄹ 정도로' functions adverbially mid-sentence, while '-(으)ㄹ 정도이다' concludes the sentence.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   앞이 잘 보이지 않을 정도로 비가 아주 많이 내리고 있어요.

   Api jal boiji aneul jeongdoro biga aju mani naerigo isseoyo.

   It is raining so heavily that you can barely see ahead.

2. 2

   점심을 못 먹었더니 걸을 힘이 없을 정도로 배가 고팠어요.

   Jeomsimeul mot meogeotdeoni georeul himi eopseul jeongdoro baega gopasseoyo.

   Because I missed lunch, I was so hungry that I didn't even have the strength to walk.

3. 3

   그 가수는 외국에서도 모르는 사람이 없을 정도입니다.

   Geu gasuneun oegugeseodo moreuneun sarami eopseul jeongdoimnida.

   That singer is so famous that there is practically no one abroad who doesn't know them.