처럼

Form

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Noun

Meanings

1. 1

   A postpositional particle used when something is similar or identical to something else in shape or level.

   모양이나 정도가 서로 비슷하거나 같음을 나타내는 조사.

Examples

• 연습 때처럼 하면 우리가 꼭 우승할 거야. 힘내자!

  If we do like we did in practice, we'll definitely win. Let's go!

• 비행기의 발명으로 새처럼 하늘을 날고 싶었던 인간의 꿈은 이루어졌다.

  With the invention of the airplane, humanity's dream of flying through the sky like a bird came true.

• 십 년을 함께 산 부부이지만 난 아내를 보면 아직도 처음처럼 두근거린다.

  We've been married for ten years, but my heart still races like it's the first time when I look at my wife.

• 방학이라서 너무 심심해. 아. 나도 너처럼 좀 한가했으면 좋겠다.

  I'm so bored since it's vacation. Ah, I wish I were a little more free like you.

• 방학이라서 너무 심심해.

  I'm so bored since it's vacation.

• 아. 나도 너처럼 좀 한가했으면 좋겠다.

  Ah, I wish I were a little more free like you.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

• 같이like; asLv 3
• 만큼as much as; to the extent ofLv 3
• -듯이as if; just likeLv 4