Grammar

-(으)ㄹ수록

the more... the more...

Form

Verb/adjective stem + -(으)ㄹ수록 (“the more… the more…”).

Function

Expresses correlated progression: the second situation changes in degree as the first progresses.

Why this form?

-(으)면 -(으)ㄹ수록 — “the more… the more…”: repeats the predicate to highlight the gradual correlation.

How to build it

After vowels or ㄹ: -ㄹ수록; after other consonants: -을수록.

Forms not to confuse

-(으)면 -(으)ㄹ수록

보면 볼수록 좋아요. — The more I see it, the more I like it.

Examples

지민이 그 말을 되풀이할수록, 지민 주위의 공기가 어두워진다. — As Jimin repeats those words, the air around him grows darker.

연습할수록 늘어요. — The more you practice, the better you get.

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