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~치고: No Exceptions within a Group
치고는: For a…
Vocabulary
Nouns:
학자 = scholar
Common Usages:
학자 집안 = a scholarly family
Examples:
그 학자가 이 대학교를 100년 전에 설립했어요
= That scholar founded this university 100 years ago
학자치고는 유머 감각이 뛰어난 편이에요
= For a scholar, he has a surprisingly great sense of humor
그 선생님은 역사에 대해 깊이 연구하는 학자예요
= That teacher is a scholar who researches history deeply
이 분야의 학자치고 하루에 열 시간 이상 공부하지 않는 사람이 없어요
= Among scholars in this field, there’s not a single one who doesn’t study over 10 hours a day
외관 = outward appearance
Common Usages:
외관이 그럴듯하다 = appearance is decent / looks convincing
Examples:
이 건물의 외관은 좋지만 내구성은 별로예요
= The outward appearance of that building is nice, but the inside isn’t very good
위험 물질을 수송하는 차량치고는 외관이 깔끔했어요
= For a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, its exterior was surprisingly clean
연중 = all year long
Common Usages:
연중무휴 = open year-round
연중행사 = annual event
Examples:
우리 가게는 연중무휴예요
= Our store is open all year round
이 박물관은 연중무휴로 운영돼요
= This museum is open all year long with no holidays
연중무휴 가게치고는 직원 복지가 잘 되어 있어요
= For a store that’s open year-round with no holidays, the employee benefits are quite good
무휴 = no holidays
Examples:
우리 가게는 연중무휴예요
= Our store is open all year round
연중무휴 가게치고는 직원 복지가 잘 되어 있어요
= For a store that’s open year-round with no holidays, the employee benefits are quite good
연중무휴 가게치고 직원이 힘들어하지 않는 곳은 없어요
= Among stores that are open year-round with no holidays, there isn’t one where the staff aren’t struggling
연중무휴로 영업하는 식당에 많아질 수록 자영업자들이 힘들어져요
= As the number of restaurants that operate year-round without breaks increases, it becomes harder for small business owners
연중무휴 = open all year
Examples:
우리 가게는 연중무휴예요
= Our store is open all year round
연중무휴 가게치고는 직원 복지가 잘 되어 있어요
= For a store that’s open year-round with no holidays, the employee benefits are quite good
연중무휴 가게치고 직원이 힘들어하지 않는 곳 없어요
= Among stores that are open year-round with no holidays, there isn’t one where the staff aren’t struggling
존중심 = sense of respect
Examples:
그 사람은 타인에 대한 존중심이 높은 사람이에요
= That person is someone with a strong sense of respect for others
동물을 학대하는 사람치고 다른 생명에 대해 존중심이 있는 사람이 없어요
= Among those who abuse animals, there’s not one who has a sense of respect life
학대자 = abuser
Examples:
학대자는 반드시 법의 처벌을 받아야 해요
= Abusers must be punished by law
이상적 = ideal
Common Usages:
이상적 조건 = ideal condition
Examples:
저는 이상적인 관계를 꿈꾸고 있어요
= I dream of an ideal relationship
이상적인 계획치고는 현실적이에요
= For an ideal plan, it’s actually pretty realistic
현실적 = realistic
Common Usages:
현실적 조언 = realistic advice
Examples:
이상적인 계획치고는 현실적이에요
= For an ideal plan, it’s actually pretty realistic
그 선생님은 항상 현실적인 조언을 해줘요
= That teacher always gives realistic advice
극지방 = polar regions
Examples:
극지방은 매우 춥고 가혹한 환경이에요
= The polar regions are extremely cold and harsh
극지방 탐사치고는 순조롭게 끝난 편이에요
= For a polar expedition, it went surprisingly smoothly
극지방 탐사치고 위험하지 않은 경우는 없어요
= Among polar expeditions, there’s no such thing as one that isn’t dangerous
탐사선 = exploration vessel
Examples:
탐사선이 남극 해역을 향해 출발했어요
= The exploration vessel departed for Antarctic waters
애국 = patriotism
Examples:
그 사람은 애국심이 강한 사람이에요
= That person is a person with strong patriotism
애국가 = national anthem
애국가
national anthem
Common Usages:
애국가 1절, 2절, 3절, 4절 = verses 1, 2, 3, 4 of the national anthem
Examples:
애국가는 국가 행사에서 자주 연주돼요
= The national anthem is often played at official events
한국 사람치고는 미국 애국가를 잘 알아요
= For a Korean person, they know the American national anthem well
띄어쓰기 = space in writing
Notes: 띄어쓰기 is a difficult thing in Korean, even for Korean people. One can be “good” at spacing or “bad” at spacing. Just like anything, it takes practice to be good at something. For example, the following sentences have incorrect spacing in at least one location:
저는 그 것을 할수 있다!
저는 그런것을 할 지도 몰라요
어제 했는 데 아무도 못 봤어요
Examples:
외국 사람치고는 띄어쓰기를 잘해요
= For a foreigner, he does spacing (in Korean) well
띄어쓰기를 잘못하면 문장의 의미가 달라져요
= Incorrect spacing can change the meaning of a sentence
Verbs:
학대하다 = to abuse
Common Usages:
아동학대 = child abuse
동물학대 = animal abuse
Examples:
저는 동물을 학대하는 사람을 참을 수 없어요
= I can’t tolerate people who abuse animals
동물이 얼마나 심한 학대를 받았느냐에 따라서 회복 시간이 달라져요
= The recovery time depends on how severe the animal’s abuse was
동물을 학대하는 사람치고 다른 생명에 대해 존중심이 있는 사람이 없어요
= Among those who abuse animals, there’s not one who has a sense of respect life
수송하다 = to transport
Examples:
물품을 안전하게 수송하는 것이 중요해요
= It’s important to transport goods safely
위험 물질을 수송하는 차량치고 사고 위험이 없는 것은 없어요
= Vehicles transporting hazardous materials are never without risk of accidents
위험 물질을 수송하는 차량치고는 외관이 깔끔했어요
= For a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, its exterior was surprisingly clean
탐사하다 = to explore
Examples:
우리는 달을 탐사하기 위한 계획을 세우고 있어요
= We are planning to explore the moon
극지방 탐사치고 위험하지 않은 경우는 없어요
= Among polar expeditions, there’s no such thing as one that isn’t dangerous
존중하다 = to respect
Common Usages:
취향을 존중하다 = to respect someone’s taste
Examples:
저는 모든 사람을 존중하려고 노력해요
= I try to respect everyone
이 도시는 다양성을 받아들이고 존중해요
= This city embraces and respects diversity
Adjectives:
순조롭다 = to be smooth
Examples:
모든 일이 순조롭게 진행되고 있어요
= Everything is going smoothly
극지방 탐사치고는 순조롭게 끝난 편이에요
= For a polar expedition, it went surprisingly smoothly
Adverbs and Other Words:
여태껏 = until now
Examples:
여태껏 이런 경험은 처음이에요
= Until now, I’ve never had this kind of experience
여태껏 그렇게 노력한 사람치고 결과 못 본 사람 없어요
= Until now, anyone who’s put in that much effort has always seen results
여태껏 일한 시간치고는 결과가 만족스러워요
= Considering how long I’ve worked until now, the result is pretty satisfying
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will learn how to use ~치고 to indicate that there are no exceptions within a group of things. In addition, you will see how adding ~는 to ~치고 changes the nuance slightly. Let’s get started!
~치고: No Exceptions within a Group
By attaching ~치고 to a noun, you can indicate that every single one of those nouns – without exception do a particular action or are a particular way. For example, let’s start the sentence with:
한국 사람치고…
Here, you would want to complete the sentence with some action or description of Korean people that is true for all of them. Something that all Korean people do. For example:
한국 사람치고 애국가를 모르는 사람이 없어요
= Among Korean people, there isn’t one who doesn’t know the national anthem
Notice how I ended the sentence negatively. The use of 치고 typically requires the use of a negative ending, like 없다 or 모르다. For example, despite it looking like it would mean the same thing, this sentence would be unnatural:
한국 사람치고 애국가를 다 알아요
Let’s look at another start to a sentence:
초등학생치고는…
In order to end this sentence, you need to think about something that is true for all elementary school students. What is true, without exception, for all elementary school students? How about playing!?
초등학생치고 놀이터에서 노는 것을 안 좋아하는 애는 없어요
= Among elementary school students, there isn’t one who doesn’t like playing in the playground
Below are many more examples:
이 분야의 학자치고 하루에 열 시간 이상 공부하지 않는 사람이 없어요
= Among scholars in this field, there’s not a single one who doesn’t study over 10 hours a day
연중무휴 가게치고 직원이 힘들어하지 않는 곳은 없어요
= Among stores that are open year-round with no holidays, there isn’t one where the staff aren’t struggling
극지방 탐사치고 위험하지 않은 경우는 없어요
= Among polar expeditions, there’s no such thing as one that isn’t dangerous
그 배우가 나온 드라마치고 성공하지 않은 작품이 없어요
= Among the dramas that actor is in, there isn’t one that isn’t successful
동물을 학대하는 사람치고 다른 생명에 대해 존중심이 있는 사람이 없어요
= Among those who abuse animals, there’s not one who has a sense of respect life
위험 물질을 수송하는 차량치고 사고 위험이 없는 것은 없어요
= Vehicles transporting hazardous materials are never without risk of accidents
여태껏 그렇게 노력한 사람치고 결과 못 본 사람 없어요
= Until now, anyone who’s put in that much effort has always seen results
Let’s continue to explore ~치고 by looking at what happens when ~는 is attached to it.
치고는: For a…
You have seen how ~은/는 can be added to a variety of words and grammatical principles to have a comparison meaning. This has been discussed in many lessons since the beginning but three lessons where ~은/는 was a main focus of the lesson were Lesson 2, Lesson 17 and Lesson 104. You can add ~는 to ~치고 to put the meaning onto ~치고. This allows you to indicate one stand-out from the group that ~치고 is attached to. In a sense, this is the opposite of what we saw earlier. For example:
한국 사람치고는…
Here, you would want to complete the sentence by describing one stand-out Korean person, comparing them to the rest of Korean people. For example:
한국 사람치고는 미국 애국가를 잘 알아요
= For a Korean person, they know the American national anthem well
Most Korean people wouldn’t know the American national anthem. However, if one does, you could say that “for a Korean person,” he knows it well. This compares the one person with the rest of the group. ~치고 allows you to indicate one stand-out.
Let’s look at the elementary school example from before as well:
초등학생치고는…
In order to end this sentence, you need to think about something that is not true for most elementary school students, but is true for this one particular stand-out elementary school student. For example:
초등학생치고는 그 학생이 아주 성숙해요
= For an elementary school student that student is very mature
Below are many more examples:
학자치고는 유머 감각이 뛰어난 편이에요
= For a scholar, he has a surprisingly great sense of humor
연중무휴 가게치고는 직원 복지가 잘 되어 있어요
= For a store that’s open year-round with no holidays, the employee benefits are quite good
극지방 탐사치고는 순조롭게 끝난 편이에요
= For a polar expedition, it went surprisingly smoothly
이상적인 계획치고는 현실적이에요
= For an ideal plan, it’s actually pretty realistic
외국 사람치고는 띄어쓰기를 잘해요
= For a foreigner, he does spacing (in Korean) well
그 배우가 나온 드라마치고는 시청률이 낮았어요
= For a drama starring that actor, the ratings were low
위험 물질을 수송하는 차량치고는 외관이 깔끔했어요
= For a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, its exterior was surprisingly clean
여태껏 일한 시간치고는 결과가 만족스러워요
= Considering how long I’ve worked until now, the result is pretty satisfying
That’s it for this lesson!