TOPIK II · LEVEL 4
-은/는 물론이고
N은/는 물론이고 means 'not to mention N / N, of course, and also …'.
조사ParticlesHan: The added item needs 도 ('also'), not 는.
Examples
그 가수는 한국은 물론이고 외국에서도 인기가 많아요.That singer is popular not only in Korea but abroad too.
주말은 물론이고 평일에도 사람이 많아요.It's crowded on weekdays, not to mention weekends.
아이들은 물론이고 어른들까지 그 만화를 좋아해요.Not just children — even adults love that cartoon.
Don’t mix up
-은/는 물론이고vs-뿐만 아니라Both mean 'not only … but also'; 물론이고 stresses that the first is obvious, 뿐만 아니라 is a neutral addition.
How to build it
N+은/는 물론이고+N도
한국어는 물론이고 영어도
- The second item usually takes 도 or 까지.
- The first item is the obvious one; the second is the extra, surprising one.
Classic mistake
Wrong: 한국어는 물론이고 영어는 잘해요.
Right: 한국어는 물론이고 영어도 잘해요.
The added item needs 도 ('also'), not 는.
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All TOPIK grammar- -(으)로서-(으)로서 means 'as (in the role or capacity of)'.
- -(이)나마(이)나마 marks something as small or not quite enough, while showing that the speaker still accepts or values it: "even if it's only this, at least…"
- -(으)로부터-(으)로부터 is a formal 'from' for a source or starting point (people, places, time).
- -(이)라든지-(이)라든지 lists examples or alternatives: 'such as A or B / A, B or something'.
- -마저-마저 means 'even (the last remaining one)': on top of other bad things, even this.
- -조차-조차 means 'even (something so basic)', stressing that not even the minimum happened.
- -치고N치고 means 'for a N / considering it is a N', and the result is different from what you would expect of that kind of thing; with a negative ending it means 'no N at all, without exception'.
- N만 하다N만 하다 compares size or degree: 'as big as N / about the size of N'.
- -(으)나-(으)나 is a formal written 'but / however', linking two contrasting clauses.