Korean grammar · Level 5
N을/를 계기로 · -(으)ㄴ 것을 계기로 · N이/가 계기가 되어
With N as the turning point — what started a change
a season ends by asking what started it all — a letter, a prize, a fall on the ice. To name the event that set a change in motion, Korean says N을/를 계기로.
Example
그 일을 계기로 두 사람은 더 가까워졌다.
That was the turning point after which the two grew closer.
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Practise it in context · Level 5, Unit 12
Award speech (Level 5 review)
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