To the point of: -(으)ㄹ 만큼

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🎧 Iru Helper Note — Use

Korean Helper Widgets to hear 울 만큼, 믿을 만큼, 참을 수 없을 만큼, 추천할 만큼, and 먹을 만큼. Listen for the tiny pause before 만큼; this helps you remember the spacing. 🎧

🌈 The Big Picture

• “enough to...”

• “to the point of...”

• “so... that...”

• “as much as one can/will...”

• 눈물이 날 만큼 감동적이었어요.
[nun-mu-ri nal man-keum gam-dong-jeo-gi-eo-sseo-yo] — It was moving enough to make me cry. 🥹
눈물 = tears; 나다 = to come out; 감동적이다 = to be moving.

• 믿을 만큼 좋은 사람이에요.
[mi-deul man-keum jo-eun sa-ra-mi-e-yo] — They are a good enough person to trust. 🤝
믿다 = to trust; 좋은 사람 = good person.

• 먹을 만큼만 가져가세요.
[meo-geul man-keum-man ga-jyeo-ga-se-yo] — Please take only as much as you will eat. 🍽️
먹다 = to eat; 가져가다 = to take.

🎨 The Core -(으)ㄹ 만큼 Family

1. Vowel stem + ㄹ 만큼

• 가다 [ga-da] — to go → 갈 만큼 — enough to go / to the extent one will go

• 보다 [bo-da] — to see/watch → 볼 만큼 — enough to see / as much as one will see

• 크다 [keu-da] — to be big → 클 만큼 — enough to be big / to that large extent

• 바쁘다 [ba-ppeu-da] — to be busy → 바쁠 만큼 — to the point of being busy

2. Consonant stem + 을 만큼

• 먹다 [meok-da] — to eat → 먹을 만큼 — as much as one will eat

• 믿다 [mit-da] — to trust → 믿을 만큼 — enough to trust

• 좋다 [jo-ta] — to be good → 좋을 만큼 — good enough

• 많다 [man-ta] — to be many/much → 많을 만큼 — enough to be a lot

3. ㄹ-ending stems: drop one ㄹ + ㄹ 만큼

• 살다 [sal-da] — to live → 살 만큼 — enough to live

• 알다 [al-da] — to know → 알 만큼 — enough to know

• 길다 [gil-da] — to be long → 길 만큼 — long enough

• 멀다 [meol-da] — to be far → 멀 만큼 — far enough

4. Noun + 만큼

• 친구만큼 — as much as a friend / like a friend in degree

• 나만큼 — as much as me

• 서울만큼 — as much as Seoul / to the extent of Seoul

🛠️ How It Works in a Sentence

Pattern A: Result + -(으)ㄹ 만큼 + adjective/verb

• 잠이 올 만큼 피곤해요.
[ja-mi ol man-keum pi-go-nae-yo] — I’m tired enough to feel sleepy. 😴
잠이 오다 = to feel sleepy; 피곤하다 = to be tired.

• 눈물이 날 만큼 슬펐어요.
[nun-mu-ri nal man-keum seul-peo-sseo-yo] — I was sad enough to cry. 😢
슬프다 = to be sad.

• 참을 수 없을 만큼 아팠어요.
[cha-meul su eop-seul man-keum a-pa-sseo-yo] — It hurt to the point that I couldn’t bear it. 🤕
참다 = to endure; 아프다 = to hurt / be sick.

Pattern B: Verb + 만큼 = as much as one will/can do

• 먹을 만큼만 담으세요.
[meo-geul man-keum-man da-meu-se-yo] — Please put only as much as you will eat. 🍚
담다 = to put into / serve.

• 필요할 만큼 가져가세요.
[pi-ryo-hal man-keum ga-jyeo-ga-se-yo] — Take as much as you need. 🛍️
필요하다 = to need / be necessary.

• 쉴 만큼 쉬었어요.
[swil man-keum swi-eo-sseo-yo] — I rested as much as I needed to. 🌿
쉬다 = to rest.

Pattern C: -(으)ㄹ 만큼 + noun

• 추천할 만큼 좋은 책이에요.
[chu-cheon-hal man-keum jo-eun chae-gi-e-yo] — It’s a book good enough to recommend. 📚
추천하다 = to recommend; 책 = book.

• 믿을 만큼 확실한 정보예요.
[mi-deul man-keum hwak-sil-han jeong-bo-ye-yo] — It’s reliable enough information to trust. ✅
확실하다 = to be certain; 정보 = information.

• 기억할 만큼 중요한 내용이에요.
[gi-eo-kal man-keum jung-yo-han nae-yong-i-e-yo] — It’s important enough content to remember. 🧠
기억하다 = to remember; 내용 = content.

🧩 General Formation Rule

Vowel stems

• 가다 → 갈 만큼

• 보다 → 볼 만큼

• 크다 → 클 만큼

• 배우다 → 배울 만큼

Consonant stems

• 먹다 → 먹을 만큼

• 읽다 → 읽을 만큼

• 믿다 → 믿을 만큼

• 좋다 → 좋을 만큼

ㄹ stems

• 살다 → 살 만큼

• 알다 → 알 만큼

• 길다 → 길 만큼

• 멀다 → 멀 만큼

📚 Cross-check note

🔍 -(으)ㄹ 만큼 vs Related Grammar

-(으)ㄹ 만큼

• 울 만큼 감동적이었어요. — It was moving enough to cry.

-(으)ㄹ 정도로

• 울 정도로 감동적이었어요. — It was moving to the point of crying.

-만큼 after nouns

• 언니만큼 요리를 잘해요. — I cook as well as my older sister.

-(으)ㄴ/는 만큼

• 열심히 한 만큼 결과가 좋았어요. — Since I worked hard / in proportion to how hard I worked, the result was good.

-(으)ㄹ 만하다

• 이 영화는 볼 만해요. — This movie is worth watching.

Quick contrast

• 볼 만큼 봤어요. — I watched as much as I needed/wanted to watch.

• 볼 만해요. — It is worth watching.

🪞 Synonym Alert

• “enough to...” → 믿을 만큼 좋아요. — It is good enough to trust.

• “to the point that...” → 눈물이 날 만큼 감동적이에요. — It is moving to the point that tears come.

• “so... that...” → 참을 수 없을 만큼 아파요. — It hurts so much that I can’t bear it.

• “as much as...” → 먹을 만큼만 가져가세요. — Take only as much as you will eat.

• 눈물이 나다 — tears come / to cry

• 참을 수 없다 — cannot endure

• 믿다 — to trust

• 추천하다 — to recommend

• 필요하다 — to need

• 충분하다 — to be enough

⚠️ Pitfalls to Dodge

• ❌ 먹을만큼 → ✅ 먹을 만큼.

• ❌ 믿ㄹ 만큼 → ✅ 믿을 만큼.

• ❌ 알을 만큼 → ✅ 알 만큼.

• ❌ 나 만큼 → ✅ 나만큼 when 만큼 follows a noun.

• ❌ Confusing 볼 만큼 with 볼 만하다 → ✅ 볼 만큼 = as much as one will watch; 볼 만하다 = worth watching.

• ❌ Using -(으)ㄹ 만큼 without a degree/result → ✅ Make the extent clear: 울 만큼, 믿을 만큼, 참을 수 없을 만큼.

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🎯 Practice Hub — To the point of / Enough to: -(으)ㄹ 만큼

 

Welcome to the degree-and-extent gym. 📏 You’ll practice building -(으)ㄹ 만큼, fixing spacing, choosing between 만큼, 정도로, and 만하다, and making natural “enough to...” sentences.

 

🔊 Audio reminder: Use

Korean Helper Widgets whenever you want to hear the completed sentence aloud.

 

Exercise 1 — Form Builder 🔧

A. 가다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

갈 만큼.

B. 보다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

볼 만큼.

C. 먹다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

먹을 만큼.

D. 읽다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

읽을 만큼.

E. 믿다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

믿을 만큼.

F. 좋다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

좋을 만큼.

G. 알다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

알 만큼.

H. 살다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

살 만큼.

I. 바쁘다 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

바쁠 만큼.

J. 나 → ＿＿＿＿

Answer

나만큼 — noun/pronoun + 만큼 attaches.

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Form Box

• Vowel stem → ㄹ 만큼

• Consonant stem → 을 만큼

• ㄹ stem → 알 만큼, 살 만큼

• Noun/pronoun → 만큼 attached: 나만큼, 친구만큼

Spacing: 먹을 만큼, but 나만큼.

 

Exercise 2 — Complete the Degree 📏

A. 눈물이 날 만큼 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

감동적이었어요. — It was moving enough to cry.

B. 참을 수 없을 만큼 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

아팠어요. — It hurt so much I couldn’t bear it.

C. 믿을 만큼 ＿＿＿＿ 사람이에요.

Answer

좋은. — A person good enough to trust.

D. 추천할 만큼 ＿＿＿＿ 책이에요.

Answer

좋은. — A book good enough to recommend.

E. 먹을 만큼만 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

가져가세요. — Take only as much as you will eat.

F. 필요할 만큼 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

가져가세요. — Take as much as you need.

G. 기억할 만큼 ＿＿＿＿ 내용이에요.

Answer

중요한. — Important enough to remember.

H. 혼자 할 만큼 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

연습했어요. — I practiced enough to do it alone.

I. 다시 볼 만큼 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

재미있었어요. — It was fun enough to watch again.

J. 말할 수 없을 만큼 ＿＿＿＿.

Answer

행복했어요. — I was happy beyond words.

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Vocabulary Box

• 감동적이다 → to be moving

• 참을 수 없다 → cannot bear

• 추천하다 → to recommend

• 필요하다 → to need

• 기억하다 → to remember

• 혼자 하다 → to do alone

• 다시 보다 → to watch/see again

• 말할 수 없다 → cannot say

 

Exercise 3 — Spacing Repair 🧹

A. ❌ 먹을만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

먹을 만큼.

B. ❌ 믿을만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

믿을 만큼.

C. ❌ 울만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

울 만큼.

D. ❌ 나 만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

나만큼.

E. ❌ 친구 만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

친구만큼.

F. ❌ 필요할만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

필요할 만큼.

G. ❌ 서울 만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

서울만큼.

H. ❌ 기억할만큼 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

기억할 만큼.

I. ❌ 먹을 만큼만 or 먹을만큼만?

Answer

✅ 먹을 만큼만. 만큼 is spaced after 먹을, and 만 attaches to 만큼.

J. ❌ 할 만큼 은 → ✅ ＿＿＿＿

Answer

할 만큼은. 만큼 is spaced after 할, and 은 attaches to 만큼.

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Spacing Trap

Think in two groups:

• Verb/adjective modifier + 만큼 → space: 먹을 만큼, 울 만큼

• Noun/pronoun + 만큼 → attach: 나만큼, 친구만큼

Particles after 만큼 attach: 먹을 만큼만, 할 만큼은.

 

Exercise 4 — Choose the Best Pattern 🔍

A. “It was moving enough to cry.”

① 울 만큼 ② 울 만해요

Answer

① 울 만큼 감동적이었어요.

B. “This movie is worth watching.”

① 볼 만큼 ② 볼 만해요

Answer

② 볼 만해요.

C. “Take as much as you need.”

① 필요할 만큼 ② 필요한 만큼

Answer

① 필요할 만큼 가져가세요. This focuses on the amount you will need.

D. “Since you worked hard, the result was good.”

① 열심히 한 만큼 ② 열심히 할 만큼

Answer

① 열심히 한 만큼 결과가 좋았어요. This is reason/proportion, not “enough to.”

E. “I cook as well as my older sister.”

① 언니만큼 ② 언니 만큼

Answer

① 언니만큼 요리를 잘해요.

F. “It hurts to the point I can’t bear it.”

① 참을 수 없을 만큼 ② 참을 수 없는 만큼

Answer

① 참을 수 없을 만큼 아파요.

G. “I learned as much as I could.”

① 배울 만큼 배웠어요 ② 배울 만했어요

Answer

① 배울 만큼 배웠어요.

H. “It is good enough to recommend.”

① 추천할 만큼 좋아요 ② 추천한 만큼 좋아요

Answer

① 추천할 만큼 좋아요.

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Choice Box

• -(으)ㄹ 만큼 → enough to / to the point of

• -(으)ㄹ 정도로 → to the degree that; very similar

• -(으)ㄹ 만하다 → worth doing / doable

• N만큼 → as much as N

• -(으)ㄴ/는 만큼 → since / in proportion to

 

Exercise 5 — Translation Challenge ✍️

A. It was moving enough to make me cry.

Answer

눈물이 날 만큼 감동적이었어요.

B. Please take only as much as you will eat.

Answer

먹을 만큼만 가져가세요.

C. This is information reliable enough to trust.

Answer

믿을 만큼 확실한 정보예요.

D. I practiced enough to do it alone.

Answer

혼자 할 만큼 연습했어요.

E. It hurts so much that I can’t bear it.

Answer

참을 수 없을 만큼 아파요.

F. This book is good enough to recommend.

Answer

이 책은 추천할 만큼 좋아요.

G. I rested as much as I needed.

Answer

쉴 만큼 쉬었어요.

H. This is important enough to remember.

Answer

기억할 만큼 중요해요.

I. It was so delicious that I wanted to eat it again.

Answer

다시 먹고 싶을 만큼 맛있었어요.

J. I know enough to explain it.

Answer

설명할 수 있을 만큼 알아요.

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Vocabulary Box

• 확실한 정보 → reliable/certain information

• 혼자 하다 → to do alone

• 연습하다 → to practice

• 중요하다 → to be important

• 맛있다 → to be delicious

• 설명하다 → to explain

Tip 💡 English “so... that...” often becomes -(으)ㄹ 만큼 or -(으)ㄹ 정도로.

 

🎉 Practice complete. You can now show degree and extent with -(으)ㄹ 만큼: 울 만큼, 먹을 만큼, 믿을 만큼, 추천할 만큼, and 참을 수 없을 만큼. The spacing is small, but the meaning is powerful. 📏✨