Unit 29: To The Extent That (-(으)ㄹ 정도로)

To express the degree or extent of an action or state in Easy Korean, we use -(으)ㄹ 정도로 (to the point where... / to the extent that...).

Structure

Verb / Adjective Stem + -(으)ㄹ 정도로

• 죽다 (to die) -> 죽을 정도로 (to the point of dying / to death)
• 쓰러지다 (to collapse) -> 쓰러질 정도로 (to the point of collapsing)

Usage

It usually comes before the main verb to describe how much you do the main verb. - 배가 터질 정도로 많이 먹었어요. (I ate a lot, to the point where my stomach would burst.) - 매일 꿈에 나올 정도로 그 사람을 좋아해요. (I like that person to the extent that they appear in my dreams every day.)

Examples

• 눈물이 날 정도로 아팠어요. (It hurt to the point where tears came out.)
• 목이 아플 정도로 노래를 불렀어요. (I sang to the point where my throat hurt.)