Korean grammar patterns › Level 4
N은/는 물론(이고)
not to mention N, N of course (and also …)
Level 4 · TOPIK II · intermediate
How to use it
Says that N obviously applies, and something else does too. Clause 2 usually has 도 or 까지.
Forming it
| 영어 | → 영어는 물론 |
| 한국 | → 한국은 물론이고 |
| 맛있다 | → 맛있는 것은 물론이고 |
Examples
그 가수는 한국은 물론 외국에서도 인기가 많아요.
That singer is popular not only in Korea but abroad as well.
이 식당은 음식이 맛있는 것은 물론이고 값도 싸요.
The food here is delicious, of course, and it's cheap too.
Compared with similar patterns
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 (G3-024) means 'not only … but also' without the 'obviously' nuance. -기도 하다 (G2-053) simply adds 'also'.