Middle School - Grade 8
Lesson 12: "As much as..."
만큼
Expressing Comparison & Degree
This is a powerful particle used to make comparisons. It attaches to nouns and verbs (in their noun-modifying forms) to express an equal degree or extent.
It's the key to saying things like "as well as you" or "as much as you work."
The Conjugation Rules
Rule 1: With Nouns
Just attach 만큼 directly after the noun.
Noun + 만큼
당신 당신만큼
"as much as you"
이것 이것만큼
"as much as this"
노력한 만큼
"as much as (you) tried"
먹다 (Present) 먹는 만큼
"as much as (you) eat"
필요하다 (Future/Adj.) 필요한 만큼
"as much as (you) need"
Examples in Action
WITH A NOUN
저도 당신만큼 한국어를 잘하고 싶어요.
I want to speak Korean as well as you do, too.
WITH A PAST-TENSE VERB
노력한 만큼 결과가 좋을 거예요.
The result will be good as much as you tried (proportional to your effort).
WITH AN ADJECTIVE (PRESENT)
필요한 만큼 가져가세요.
Please take as much as you need.
Coming Up Next...
You've learned to say "as much as." Next, let's learn how to say there is "nothing but..." or "only..." a certain thing.