만큼 (-mankhum)#

만큼 is annotated with ComparisonRef, much like the postposition 보다. In a comparison the postposition marks the reference object that stands as the upper/lower extent met by the compared object. In English, this is expressed via the as-as construction.

그는
he-TOP
만큼
brother-as
똑똑했다
smart

'He was as smart as his brother' 001

오늘은
today-TOP
어제만큼
yesterday-as
덥지
hot
않아요
not-be

'Today is not as hot as yesterday' 002

기대만큼
hope-as
점수가
score-NOM
나왔어요
came-out

'The score came out (as high) as I had hoped' 003

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