-(느)ㄴ다기보다는
(n/neun)dagibodaneun/(i)ragibodaneun
Grammar · 1 sense
rather than saying ..., it's more that
Examples
싫다기보다는 아직 잘 모르겠어요.
It's not that I dislike it - more that I'm still not sure.
취미라기보다는 그냥 습관에 가까워요.
Rather than a hobby, it's closer to just a habit.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is common in explanations, discussions, reviews, and polite conversation when correcting or refining a description. It can appear in dramas and workplace speech, and is also natural in edited writing.
What learners get wrong
Corrects a description rather than a choice: 좋아한다기보다는 존경한다는 표현이 맞을 거야. The first clause is not wrong so much as imprecise, and the second is the better wording. -다기보다는 on adjectives, -(느)ㄴ다기보다는 on verbs, (이)라기보다는 on nouns.
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