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Decoded Slug: ~해 갈수록 [hae galsurok] (Increasingly, as time goes on)
Korean Grammar Point
~해 갈수록 [hae galsurok] (Increasingly, as time goes on)
~해 갈수록 [hae galsurok] (Increasingly, as time goes on)
Short explanation:
This expression is used to describe a situation where a certain state, condition, or action progressively or increasingly continues or becomes serious.
Formation:
Verb/adjective Stem + -을수록 / -ㄹ수록
Examples:
날씨가 춥게 갈수록 감기 걸리는 사람이 많아지는 것 같아요.
Nalssiga chupge galsurok gamgi geollineun sarami manhajineun geot gatayo.
The colder the weather gets, the more people seem to catch a cold.
그녀는 알게 갈수록 더 매력적인 사람이에요.
Geunyeo-neun alge galsurok deo maeryeokjeogin saram-ieyo.
The more I get to know her, the more attractive she becomes.
책을 읽을수록 나의 사고력이 향상되는 것 같아요.
Chaeg-eul ilgeulsurok na-ui sagolig-i hyangsangdoeneun geot gat-ayo.
The more I read, the more I feel that my thinking ability improves.
저는 집에 있을수록 외로워져요, 그래서 외출을 좋아해요.
Jeoneun jibe isseulsurok werowojyeoyo, geuraeseo oechul-eul joh-ayo.
The more I stay at home, the lonelier I become, so I like going out.
Long explanation:
The '~해 갈수록 [hae galsurok]' grammatical expression is used in Korean to indicate that as time goes on, a particular state or condition is progressively intensifying or worsening. The phrase is compatible with both verbs and adjectives. It provides an expression of progression that is increasingly continuous or becoming more serious or intense. It is equivalent to the English phrases ‘increasingly,’ ‘the more...the more,’ or 'as time goes on.'