-는 만큼
-는 만큼: As Much As — Proportion Between Clauses
Degree/proportion (or sometimes grounds) after a clause modifier + 만큼.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb present | -는 만큼 | 노력하는 만큼 / 먹는 만큼 |
| Adjective / past | -(으)ㄴ 만큼 | 비싼 만큼 / 일한 만큼 |
-는 / -(으)ㄴ 만큼 matches degree across a clause: as much as you put in…. Gloss: proportion between two things.
우리말샘 만큼 as dependent noun after -은/-는/-을: quantity/degree corresponding to what precedes — and a separate grounds reading. Teaching gloss stays on proportion.
Shape
노력하는 만큼 늘어요.
넣는 만큼 짜져요.
기다린 만큼 맛있어요.
비싼 만큼 퀄리티가 좋아요.Cooking:
볶는 만큼 향이 살아나요.
간을 한 만큼 맛이 진해져요.
손이 가는 만큼 결과가 달라요.Clause vs noun particle
| Form | Attachment |
|---|---|
| -는 만큼 | clause (adnominal + dependent noun) |
| N만큼 | noun particle |
일한 만큼 쉬어요. clause proportion
형만큼 커요. as big as older brotherLearner traps
- Dropping the adnominal (*노력 만큼).
- Using 보다 when you mean matching degree, not superiority.
- Forcing a because translation on every 만큼.
Ask: am I matching how much of A to how much of B? If yes, -는 만큼. If the left side is only a noun, see 만큼.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
On the jabi learning path, this appears in 고기를 양념에 넣고 나서 30분 기다립니다 (Add the meat to the seasoning and wait 30 minutes.) — Intermediate Korean 1, Unit 13, on the theme of cooking. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. 노력하는 만큼 결과가 나와요 is closest to…
2. Clause 만큼 vs noun 만큼?
3. 비싸다 → ?
Common questions
Can -는 만큼 mean because?
우리말샘 also lists a grounds reading. Gloss focus here is proportion/degree — keep cause as a labelled extra.
vs -으니까?
eunikka is a clear reason connective. -는 만큼 is degree-first.
vs 보다?
boda compares superiority. 만큼 matches degree.
을 만큼?
Future/potential degree (먹을 만큼) exists in the same family — learn -는/은 first.