#Cause & Reason
31 Korean grammar points related to "Cause & Reason", ordered by textbook level.
Beginner 1 (초급 1)Beginner 1 Grammar (초급 1)(1)
Beginner 2 (초급 2)Beginner 2 Grammar (초급 2)(2)
Intermediate 3 (중급 3)Intermediate 3 Grammar (중급 3)(3)
- N / V + -(으)ㄴ/는 덕분에N / V + -(eu)n/neun deokbuneN / V + -(으)ㄴ/는 덕분에 – Thanks to (Positive Result)Thanks to; owing to
- V + -는 바람에V + -neun barameV + -는 바람에 – Because of / As a Result of (Unexpected Negative Cause)Because; due to (an unexpected event causing a negative outcome)
- V/A + -거든(요)V/A + -geodeun(yo)V/A + -거든(요) – Because / You See... (Conversational Reason)Because, you see (sentence-final); if (mid-sentence conditional)
Intermediate 4 (중급 4)Intermediate 4 Grammar (중급 4)(5)
- V/A + -잖아요V/A + -janayoV/A + -잖아요 – As You Know / Didn't I Tell You That...?As you know; after all; you know that...
- V/A + -아/어 가지고V/A + -a/eo gajigoV/A + -아/어 가지고 – And Then / Because (Spoken Equivalent of -아/어서)Do X and then (with that result) do Y; because X, Y
- V + -느라고V + -neuragoV + -느라고 – Because of Being Busy Doing...Because of doing; while occupied with doing
- V/A + -(으)ㄹ까 봐(서)V/A + -(eu)lkka bwa(seo)V/A + -(으)ㄹ까 봐(서) – For Fear That / Worried That...For fear that; worried that... might happen; thinking it might be better
- V + -다(가) 보니까 (-다 보니)V + -da(ga) bonikka (-da boni)V + -다(가) 보니까 (-다 보니) – After Keep Doing..., I Found / Ended Up...As I kept doing X, I realized / ended up Y (past/present result)
Advanced 5 (고급 5)Advanced 5 Grammar (고급 5)(10)
- -(으)로 인해-(eu)ro inhaeN + -(으)로 인해(서) (Due to, owing to)Due to, owing to, as a result of (used in formal writing, news reports, and official contexts).
- -(으)ㄴ/는 만큼-(eu)n/neun mankeumV/A + -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ 만큼, N + 만큼 (As much as / Since, because)1) As much as, to the extent that (proportional degree). 2) Since, because (the first clause serves as strong grounds for the second).
- -았/었더니-at/eotdeoniV + -았/었더니 (After I did..., I found that / Because I did...)After doing the first action, the speaker discovers a new result or experiences a consequence in the second clause.
- -(으)ㅁ으로써-(eu)meurosseoV + -(으)ㅁ으로써, N + -(으)로써 (By doing, by means of)By doing, through, by means of (indicates the method, means, or instrument used to achieve a result).
- -(ㄴ/는)다고-(n/neun)dagoV/A + -(ㄴ/는)다고 (As the saying goes... / Because one says...)1) As the proverb says... 2) Saying that / because of claiming that (cites a proverb or subjective reason/purpose for the main clause).
- -(으)ㄹ 테니까-(eu)l tenikkaV/A + -(으)ㄹ 테니까 (Since I will... / Since it will probably...)1) Since I will do..., (please do...). 2) Since it will probably..., (you should...).
- -는 통에-neun tongeV + -는 통에, N + 통에 (In the commotion/chaos of..., because of)Because of / in the midst of the commotion of... (leads to an unintended negative result).
- -기에-gieV/A + -기에 (For doing, suitable to / Because, since)1) V + -기에 (좋다/불편하다): Suitable/convenient for doing. 2) V/A + -기에: Because I saw/found that..., I did...
- -더니-deoniV/A + -더니 (Seeing that ... earlier, now ... / Since I saw...)1) Earlier it was..., and now... (contrast over time). 2) Having seen someone do..., as a result...
- -아/어서 그런지-a/eoseo geureonjiV/A + -아/어서 그런지, N + -(이)라서 그런지 (Perhaps because..., maybe that's why...)Perhaps because..., I'm not sure if it's because..., but... (tentatively guesses the reason for the state/action in the main clause).
Advanced 6 (고급 6)Advanced 6 Grammar (고급 6)(10)
- -(으)ㄴ 나머지-(eu)n nameojiV/A + -(으)ㄴ 나머지 (As a result of excessive..., driven by too much...)Because of being overly..., driven by excessive... (expresses that an extreme state or action in the first clause caused the outcome in the second).
- -(ㄴ/는)다기에-(n/neun)dagieV/A + -(ㄴ/는)다기에, N + -(이)라기에 (Because I heard that..., since they said...)Since I heard that... / Because someone said that... (hearsay serves as the reason for the speaker's action in the main clause).
- -(으)ㄴ/는 탓에-(eu)n/neun taseV/A + -(으)ㄴ/는 탓에, N + 탓에 (Because of, due to the fault of)Due to, owing to, because of the fault of (attributes blame for an undesirable or negative result).
- -(ㄴ/는)다고 (이유)-(n/neun)dagoV/A + -(ㄴ/는)다고 (Saying that / on the grounds that)Because one says/claims that... (presents the subject's stated reason or excuse for the action in the main clause).
- -(으)니만큼-(eu)nimankeumV + -느니만큼, A + -(으)니만큼, N + -(이)니만큼 (Since, inasmuch as)Inasmuch as, seeing that, since (acknowledges the preceding fact as solid grounds for the conclusion or requirement in the main clause).
- -(으)ㄴ/는 만큼 (비례)-(eu)n/neun mankeumV/A + -(으)ㄴ/는 만큼, N + -인 만큼 (In proportion to / Since, as)In proportion to / to the extent that / since (expresses proportional equivalence or strong causal grounds).
- -(으)ㄴ/는 마당에-(eu)n/neun madangeV/A + -(으)ㄴ/는 마당에, N + -인 마당에 (In a situation where..., now that...)In a situation where..., seeing that we are in the midst of... (uses the current circumstance as the basis for a rhetorical criticism or judgment).
- -(ㄴ/는)다는 점에서-(n/neun)daneun jeomeseoV/A + -(ㄴ/는)다는 점에서, N + -(이)라는 점에서 (In that..., from the standpoint that...)In terms of the fact that..., in that... (specifies the exact aspect or ground on which an evaluation or comparison is made).
- -(으)로 말미암아-(eu)ro malmiamaN + -(으)로 말미암아 (Owing to, as a consequence of - formal)Owing to, because of, resulting from (formal literary expression stating the root cause of a major outcome).
- -길래-gillaeV/A + -길래, N + -(이)길래 (Because I saw that..., I... / What on earth ... that...?)1) Since I saw/noticed that..., I did... (colloquial). 2) (With question words) Just what/who/how ... that ...?
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