TOPIK 3 Grammar
72 grammar points
-기 위해(서)
in order to
52 examples
-을/를 통해(서)
through / via
52 examples
-(으)로 인해(서)
due to
41 examples
-에 따라(서)
depending on / according to
38 examples
-에 대해(서)
about / regarding
17 examples
-ㄴ/는다고 하다
say that (indirect quote)
16 examples
-아/어지다
become (change of state)
13 examples
얼마나 -(으)ㄴ/는지
how (much / very)
13 examples
-(으)ㄴ 채(로)
while (remaining in a state)
12 examples
-(으)ㄹ수록
the more ~ the more
5 examples
-다가
while / in the middle (switching)
5 examples
-(으)며
and / while
4 examples
-던
used to (past continuous modifier)
4 examples
-게 하다
make / let (causative)
3 examples
-곤 하다
used to (habitually)
3 examples
-(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ지
whether / what / where (embedded)
2 examples
-(으)ㄹ 뿐이다
only / just
2 examples
-(으)ㄹ 정도(로)
to the extent that
2 examples
-(으)라고 하다
tell (someone) to (quoted command)
2 examples
-(으)면 되다
it's enough if / just need to
2 examples
-느라고
because of (doing, negative result)
2 examples
-는 (도)중에
in the middle of
2 examples
-는 대로
as soon as / as
2 examples
-는 중이다
be in the middle of
2 examples
-는 편이다
tend to / be rather
2 examples
-아/어도
even if / even though
2 examples
-(으)ㄹ 만하다
be worth doing
1 example
-(으)ㄹ지(도) 모르다
might / not sure whether
1 example
-(으)려면
in order to / if you intend to
1 example
-기 어렵다
difficult to
1 example
-는 길에
on the way
1 example
-더니
and then (after observing)
1 example
-았/었던 것 같다
I think (it was)
1 example
-에 관해(서)
about / concerning
1 example
-자고 하다
suggest that (indirect quote)
1 example
-자마자
as soon as
1 example
만큼
as much as
1 example
Also at this level
Example sentences are added as these patterns appear in new articles.
- -(으)ㄹ까 봐 worried that
- -(으)ㄴ/는데(요) but / background
- -(으)ㄴ가(요)? is it? (gentle question)
- -(으)니까(요) because (neutral reason)
- -거든 because (giving a reason)
- -고 나니(까) after doing (and realized)
- -고 나면 after doing (then)
- -고 나서 after doing
- -기 쉽다 easy to
- -기는 하지만 it's true ~ but
- -ㄴ/는다 plain declarative (written/neutral)
- -ㄴ/는다고(요) I hear / they say
- -ㄴ/는다면 if (hypothetical)
- -나 보다 seem to
- -나(요)? soft question
- -냐고 하다 ask whether (indirect quote)
- -는 대신(에) instead of
- -는구나 exclamation (realization)
- -니/냐? question (casual)
- -대로 as / according to
- -더라 I saw / heard (recall)
- -더라고(요) I found that
- -더라도 even if / even though
- -던데 I found that (background)
- -도록 so that / until
- -든지 whether / no matter
- (이)라도 even / at least
- -아/어 보이다 look / seem
- -아/어라 imperative (plain)
- -아/어야 only if / must (condition)
- -아/어야지 should / ought to
- -자 let's (plain)
- -잖아(요) you know / right
- 아무 -(이)나 any (at all)
- 아무 -도 no ~ (with negative)