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-은 결과

-eun gyeolgwa

as a result of

Attaches to the past-tense form of a verb stem to show that what follows happened as the result of the action described before it.

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
Other shapes
-ㄴ 결과

Meanings

  1. 1

    An expression used to indicate that a situation occurred as a result of doing a certain act mentioned in the preceding statement.

    앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 행동을 한 결과로 뒤에 어떤 상황이 옴을 나타내는 표현.

    ※ ‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

  • 지수는 성실하게 일한 결과 승진할 수 있었다.

    As a result of working diligently, Jisu was able to get promoted.

  • 시험에 합격한 것은 열심히 공부한 결과이다.

    Passing the exam was the result of studying hard.

  • 계획 없이 돈을 쓴 결과 일주일 만에 한 달 용돈이 바닥나 버렸다.

    As a result of spending money without a plan, my month's allowance ran out in just a week.

  • 방학 동안 아르바이트를 해서 열심히 돈을 모은 결과 등록금을 마련할 수 있었다.

    As a result of working hard at a part-time job over vacation and saving money, I was able to come up with my tuition.

  • 요즘 취업이 어렵다던데 유민이는 어떻게 됐어요? 다행히도 꾸준히 노력한 결과 원하는 직장에 들어갔어요.

    I heard it's hard to find a job these days -- how did things turn out for Yumin? Fortunately, as a result of her steady effort, she got into the job she wanted.

  • 박 씨는 여러 차례 조사를 받은 결과 범죄 혐의가 없음이 밝혀졌다.

    As a result of being investigated multiple times, Mr. Park was found to have no criminal involvement.

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.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-은 결과’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “as a result of”?