TOPIK II · LEVEL 3
-에 관해(서)
N에 관해(서) means 'concerning / about N', a slightly formal way to name a topic.
격식 표현Formal & written phrasesHan: Before a noun use the modifier form 에 관한.
Examples
그 사건에 관해 아는 사람이 없었다.No one knew anything about that incident.
환경 문제에 관한 책을 읽고 있어요.I'm reading a book on environmental problems.
한국 역사에 관해서 발표했어요.I gave a presentation about Korean history.
Don’t mix up
-에 관해(서)vs-에 대해(서)에 대해 is the most common 'about'; 에 관해 is close in meaning but sounds a bit more formal and topic-focused.How to build it
N+에 관해(서)
N+에 관한+N
역사 → 역사에 관해서, 환경 → 환경에 관한 책
- Before a noun: 에 관한 N: 한국 문화에 관한 강의.
- Used with verbs of speaking, thinking, researching: 이야기하다, 조사하다, 알다.
Classic mistake
Wrong: 환경에 관해 책
Right: 환경에 관한 책
Before a noun use the modifier form 에 관한.
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All TOPIK grammar- -에 대해(서)N에 대해(서) means 'about / regarding N', the most common way to say what something is about.
- -에 따르면N에 따르면 means 'according to N' when citing a source of information.
- -에 의하면N에 의하면 means 'according to N', a slightly more formal way to cite a source.
- -(으)ㅁ-(으)ㅁ turns a verb or adjective into a noun; it is used in notes, notices, memos and written records.
- -(으)며-(으)며 is a formal, written 'and' (listing) or 'while' (two actions at once).
- -(이)야-(이)야 emphasizes a topic as obvious or as the only one meant: 'as for N, of course …'.
- -(으)ㄹ 겸-(으)ㄹ 겸 gives one of two or more purposes for a single action: 'partly to …, and also to …'.
- -(으)ㄹ 걸 그랬다-(으)ㄹ 걸 그랬다 expresses regret: 'I should have done …' (but didn't).
- -(으)ㄴ 채(로)-(으)ㄴ 채(로) means doing something while a previous state is still kept: 'with … still on / still …ing'.