Korean grammar · Level 4 · 4급
N에 의하면
According to (a source)
에 의하면 names where a piece of information comes from — a record, a book, the forecast. The sentence usually ends by reporting: -대요 or -다고 해요 in speech, -다고 한다 in writing. It sounds a little formal. In news you will also hear 에 따르면, which comes in Unit 8.
Examples
일기 예보에 의하면 내일 비가 온대요.
According to the forecast, it's going to rain tomorrow.
기록에 의하면 훈민정음은 천사백사십육 년에 세상에 알려졌다.
According to the records, Hunminjeongeum was made public in 1446.
안내문에 의하면 박물관은 월요일에 문을 닫는다고 한다.
According to the notice, the museum is closed on Mondays.
Practise it in context · Level 4, Unit 6
The king who made an alphabet
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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