Korean grammar · Level 5
V/A-아/어야(만) · N이어야/여야(만)
Only if … — a condition that has to be met
Taught in Level 5, Unit 5: Anna's application
application rules are a chain of 'only if' — only if your papers pass is there an interview; only if you read the lab pages will you see why this school. You know -아/어야 하다 ('must', L2-U05). Cut 하다 off and join a second clause, and -아/어야 becomes the 'only if' condition; 만 makes it stricter.
Example
서류 심사를 통과해야만 면접을 볼 수 있습니다.
You can be interviewed only if you pass the document screening.
The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 5 Pass, opening soon · Level 5, Unit 5
Practise it in context · Level 5, Unit 5
Anna's application
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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