으로서
으로서: As — In the Capacity Of
Particle: marks status, position, or qualification — as / in the capacity of.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun with batchim (not ㄹ) | N으로서 | 학생으로서 / 직장인으로서 |
| Open / ㄹ noun | N로서 | 의사로서 / 친구로서 |
으로서 / 로서 marks capacity: as a student / as an employee / in the role of…
Gloss: as — in the role or capacity of. 우리말샘 으로서 「001」: status, position, or qualification after batchim nouns (not ㄹ). Classroom Korean pairs open/ㄹ nouns with 로서. Do not confuse it with instrument 으로써, which means by means of.
What it does — wear a role, then speak
학생으로서 책임이 있어요.
직장인으로서 시간을 지켜요.
지원자로서 최선을 다하겠습니다.
팀장으로서 결정을 내려야 해요.Job essays and interviews live here: the claim is framed by the hat you are wearing.
Forms
| Noun | Particle | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Batchim (≠ ㄹ) | 으로서 | 학생으로서 |
| Open / ㄹ | 로서 | 의사로서, 직원으로서 |
Near neighbours — deadly lookalike
| Form | Job |
|---|---|
| 으로서/로서 | capacity / role |
| 으로써/로써 | by means of (other slot) |
| 이다 | is |
| 같이 | like / together flavours |
작가로서 말해요. in the capacity of a writer
펜으로써 써요. by means of a pen (instrument slot)When to use
Use 으로서 when the role explains the duty, right, or stance.
Avoid using it as a vague “as” for every English as — English as also means while and because.
Practice rule: if you can replace it with “in my capacity as N,” 으로서/로서 fits.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
On the jabi learning path, this appears in 제 전공을 살릴 수 있는 직장에서 일하고 싶어요 (I want to work in a job where I can utilize my major.) — Intermediate Korean 2, Unit 7, on the theme of Employment and Interviews. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. 지원자로서 성실히 준비했어요 means…
2. 으로서 vs 으로써?
3. After 의사 (open)?
Common questions
Dictionary sense?
우리말샘 「001」: status, position, qualification. 「002」 archaic starting-point sense is outside this slot’s focus.
Interview tip?
Frame duties: 신입으로서, 팀원으로서 — capacity before the claim.
vs 이다?
ida identifies. 으로서 adds ‘in that capacity’ to an action/judgment.
vs 같이?
gati likeness/together flavours. 으로서 is role, not ‘like’.