Monday, 2 July 2018
L2G43 N 만 하다 grammar as as about the size of… compare the size or degree of something to another
L2G43 N 만 하다 grammar as as about the size of… compare the size or degree of something to another
L2G43 N-? ?? grammar = as...as, about the size of�.~compare the size or degree of something to another
Usage:
- Used to compare the size, number, or degree of something to another
- 2 forms: N-? ?? or N-? ? N
- Often used in many idiomatic expressions
Tense:
Nouns
- N-? ??
Examples:
1. ?! ? ?? ?? ???!
- ?, ?? ?? ???? ???.
Wow. That dog is really big!
- Yes, it is as big as a calf.
2. ? ???? ????
- ??? ?? ??? ? ?? ????.
How did the window glass break?
- Someone threw a rock about the size of a fist into it.
3. ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ? ??? ??.
The house I am living now is as big as my house back home.
4. ??? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ???. ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???.
No matter how comfortable a place is, there is nowhere like home, It could be small, but our home is the coziest.
5. ??! ? ??? ??? ???!
Wow! This apple is as big as a waterlemon
6. ? ?? ??? ? ???
- ?? ? ?????? ??? ????. ??? ? ??.
Why don�t you move the house?
- Because there is no house owner as good as our house owner. So we don�t move.
7. ??? ?? ???. ????? ? ???? ? ????.
I am searching for my wallet. It is about the size of a credit card, but I can�t see.
8. ??? ???? ??. (idom)
My salary is about the size of a rat tail. (= very small)
9. ???? ??? ?? ??? ??. (idom)
Your voice is as small as a mosquito�s sound.
10. ??? ??? ? ?. (idom)
A rat as big as a puppy.
11. ?? ??? ??? ??? ????.
I was so surprised that my heart shrank to the size of a bean. (= be terrified)
