만큼
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Grammar · 1 sense
As much as
Examples
우리 집은 공원만큼 조용해요.
Our house is as quiet as a park.
유령을 본 것만큼 무서워요.
It's as scary as seeing a ghost.
When you'd hear it
만큼 is common in both conversation and writing, from everyday comparisons to more careful explanations. It attaches to a noun or clause, as in 우리 집은 공원만큼 조용해요 and 유령을 본 것만큼 무서워요.
What learners get wrong
만큼 compares degree or amount: “as quiet as” or “as scary as.” 처럼 usually means “like” or “in the manner of,” so 공원처럼 조용해요 focuses more on being quiet like a park, not matching its degree.
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