Korean grammar patterns › Level 5
-(으)ㄹ 따름이다
only, merely; nothing but (formal)
Level 5 · TOPIK II · advanced
How to use it
Says that this is the only feeling or fact, nothing more. Common in formal and humble speech (thanks, acceptance speeches), often with 그저 or 다만.
Forming it
| 감사하다 | → 감사할 따름입니다 |
| 하다 | → 했을 따름입니다 |
| 기쁘다 | → 기쁠 따름입니다 |
| 영광 | → 영광일 따름입니다 |
Examples
도와주셔서 그저 감사할 따름입니다.
I'm simply grateful for your help.
저는 제가 맡은 일을 했을 따름입니다.
I merely did the job I was given.
Compared with similar patterns
-(으)ㄹ 뿐이다 means the same and is more common in speech; -(으)ㄹ 따름이다 is more formal and modest.