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Korean grammar · Level 4 · 4급

V-는 한 · V-지 않는 한 · 내가 아는 한 · 가능한 한

As long as / as far as — a condition that has to keep holding

Taught in Level 4, Unit 4: Judging and generalising

-(으)면 says 'if'. To make a claim careful — 'as far as I know', 'unless you …' — you tie it to a condition that must stay true. That is how careful speakers and writers hedge without sounding weak.

Example

  • 제가 아는 한 그 가게는 일요일에도 문을 열어요.

    As far as I know, that shop is open on Sundays too.

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 4 Pass, opening soon · Level 4, Unit 4

Judging and generalising

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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