Korean grammar patterns › Level 5
-(으)ㄹ뿐더러
not only … but also
Level 5 · TOPIK II · advanced
How to use it
Adds a second fact that goes in the same direction as the first (both good or both bad). Clause 2 often has 도.
Forming it
| 싸다 | → 쌀뿐더러 |
| 좋다 | → 좋을뿐더러 |
| 멀다 | → 멀뿐더러 |
| 학생 | → 학생일뿐더러 |
Written without a space (-(으)ㄹ뿐더러). Don't use it for contrasting facts.
Examples
이 식당은 음식이 맛있을뿐더러 가격도 싸요.
This restaurant not only has delicious food but is also cheap.
그 사람은 성실할뿐더러 책임감도 강해요.
That person is not only diligent but also has a strong sense of responsibility.
Compared with similar patterns
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 has the same meaning and is more common in speech; -(으)ㄹ뿐더러 is shorter and slightly more written. -거니와 (T6) is literary.