Korean grammar patterns › Level 5
-게끔
so that (emphatic form of -게)
Level 5 · TOPIK II · advanced
How to use it
Clause 1 is the result or state you aim for; clause 2 is what you do to achieve it. It is an emphatic -게, used in both speech and writing.
Forming it
| 알다 | → 알게끔 |
| 쉽다 | → 쉽게끔 |
| 보이다 | → 보이게끔 |
| 않다 | → 않게끔 |
Can be followed by commands, unlike -(으)려고. The subjects of the two clauses are often different.
Examples
아이들이 이해하기 쉽게끔 그림을 넣었어요.
I added pictures so that it would be easy for children to understand.
다음부터는 실수하지 않게끔 조심하세요.
Be careful so that you don't make mistakes from now on.
Compared with similar patterns
-게 has the same meaning but is weaker; -도록 is a little more formal and also means 'until / to the point that'.