L2.43 N-만 하다 grammar = as big as, about the size of ~compare the size or degree of something to another
Usage:
- Used to compare the size, number, or degree of something to another
- 2 forms: N-만 하다 or N-만 한 N
- Often used in many idiomatic expressions
- Used to compare the size, number, or degree of something to another
- 2 forms: N-만 하다 or N-만 한 N
- Often used in many idiomatic expressions
Noun + -만 하다:
얼굴 -- 얼굴만 하다 (about the size of the face)
교실 -- 교실만 하다 (as big as the classroom)
수박 -- 수박만 하다 (as big as a water lemon)
개미 -- 개미만 하다 (as small as an ant)
산 -- 산만 하다 (as big as a mountain)
Noun + -만 한 Noun:
주먹만 한 돌 (a rock about the size of a fist / a fist-sized rock)
강아지 크기만 한 쥐 ( a mouse about the size of a dog)
바다만 한 사랑 (a love about the size of the sea)
얼굴 -- 얼굴만 하다 (about the size of the face)
교실 -- 교실만 하다 (as big as the classroom)
수박 -- 수박만 하다 (as big as a water lemon)
개미 -- 개미만 하다 (as small as an ant)
산 -- 산만 하다 (as big as a mountain)
Noun + -만 한 Noun:
주먹만 한 돌 (a rock about the size of a fist / a fist-sized rock)
강아지 크기만 한 쥐 ( a mouse about the size of a dog)
카드만 한 지갑 (a wallet about the size of a card)
산만 한 괴물 (a mountain-sized monster)바다만 한 사랑 (a love about the size of the sea)
Examples:
1. 와! 저 개는 정말 크네요!
- 네, 정말 개가 송아지만 하네요.
- 네, 정말 개가 송아지만 하네요.
Wow. That dog is really big!
- Yes, it is as big as a calf.
- Yes, it is as big as a calf.
2. 왜 유리창이 깨졌지?
- 밖에서 누가 주먹만 한 돌을 던졌어요.
How did the window glass break?
- Someone threw a rock about the size of a fist into it.
- Someone threw a rock about the size of a fist into it.
3. 지금 살고 있는 집도 고향에 있는 집 크기만 해요.
The house I am living now is as big as my house back home.
4. 아무리 편한 곳도 집만 한 곳은 없어요. 작기는 해도 우리 집이 제일 편해요.
No matter how comfortable a place is, there is nowhere like home, It could be small, but our home is the coziest.
5. 우와! 이 사과가 수박만 하네요!
Wow! This apple is as big as a water lemon
6. 왜 방이 이사를 안 가요?
- 우리 집 아주머니만한 주인이 없건든요. 그래서 안 가요.
Why don’t you move the house?
- Because there is no house owner as good as our house owner. So we don’t move.
- Because there is no house owner as good as our house owner. So we don’t move.
7. 지갑을 찾고 있어요. 신용카드만 한 지갑인데 안 보이네요.
I am searching for my wallet. It is about the size of a credit card, but I can’t see.
8. 월급이 쥐꼬리만 해요. (idiom)
My salary is about the size of a rat tail. (= very small)
9. 목소리가 작아서 모기 소리만 해요. (idiom)
Your voice is as small as a mosquito’s sound.
10. 강아지 크기만 한 쥐. (idiom)
A rat as big as a puppy.
11. 너무 놀라서 가슴이 콩알만 해졌어요.
I was so surprised that my heart shrank to the size of a bean. (= be terrified)
12. 제 언니는 눈이 아주 커요. 얼굴 반만 해요.
My sister’s eyes are very big. They’re half the size of her face.
12. 제 언니는 눈이 아주 커요. 얼굴 반만 해요.
My sister’s eyes are very big. They’re half the size of her face.
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Grammar Lv2