Korean grammar · Level 5
V-는 이상 · V-(으)ㄴ 이상 · N인 이상
Now that … — a settled fact that decides what follows
Taught in Level 5, Unit 1: The new lease
a contract, a job offer, a promise — once something is settled, certain things follow from it. -(으)니까 gives a reason; -(으)ㄴ/는 이상 says 'since this is now a fact, there is no way round what comes next'. Grandma Soonja uses it to refuse to bend her own clause, and Hoya uses it to accept his new job.
Example
한국에서 일하는 이상 서류 정리는 피할 수 없어요.
Since I work in Korea, there's no avoiding the paperwork.
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Practise it in context · Level 5, Unit 1
The new lease
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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