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-ㄹ수록
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Korean
Alternative forms
ko -을수록 after consonant excluding ko ㄹ-final stems
Etymology
From ko okm -ㄹᄉᆞ록, through ko ko-ear -ㄹ소록.2025 ko:최우진 ko:국어사학회 103-132 ko:비어두 음절 /ㆍ/의 개별적 변화 양상 41 ko 국어사연구
Ultimately from okm -ㄹ adnominal suffix + okm ᄉᆞ bound noun + okm -으로 instrumental marker + okm -ㄱ emphatic particle.
Pronunciation
Suffix
suffix
the more: a suffix which expresses the equivalent of "the more (x), (result)"
ko 공부할수록 더 알다. The more you study, the more you know.
Usage notes
ko -을수록 causes stem-final ko ㄹ to drop out.
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