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A2 noun #4,000 más común

~는 통에

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When you want to say 'because of' in Korean, especially when something negative or troublesome happened, you can use ~는 통에.

It's attached to the end of a verb stem or an adjective stem. This pattern is really useful for explaining why an unfortunate event occurred.

Think of it as saying 'due to the fact that' or 'as a result of' when the result isn't so great.

Practícalo Ejemplos

~는 통에 en 30 segundos

Expresses cause and effect.
Always used with a negative or troublesome event.
Common in spoken and written Korean.

Ejemplos por nivel

비가 오는 통에 소풍이 취소되었어요.

Because of the rain, the picnic was canceled.

차가 막히는 통에 회의에 늦었어요.

Because of the traffic jam, I was late for the meeting.

감기에 걸리는 통에 학교에 못 갔어요.

Because I caught a cold, I couldn't go to school.

숙제가 많은 통에 잠을 못 잤어요.

Because of too much homework, I couldn't sleep.

친구가 늦는 통에 영화를 놓쳤어요.

Because my friend was late, I missed the movie.

날씨가 추운 통에 감기에 걸렸어요.

Because the weather was cold, I caught a cold.

돈이 없는 통에 옷을 못 샀어요.

Because I don't have money, I couldn't buy clothes.

시끄러운 통에 집중할 수 없었어요.

Because it was noisy, I couldn't concentrate.

Colocaciones comunes

비가 오는 통에 because it was raining

눈이 오는 통에 because it was snowing

차가 막히는 통에 because traffic was blocked

갑자기 아픈 통에 because I suddenly got sick

늦잠을 자는 통에 because I overslept

길을 잃는 통에 because I got lost

전화가 안 되는 통에 because the phone wasn't working

약속을 잊는 통에 because I forgot the appointment

지갑을 잃어버리는 통에 because I lost my wallet

고장이 나는 통에 because it broke down

Frases Comunes

비가 오는 통에 길이 미끄러웠어요.

The road was slippery because it was raining.

눈이 오는 통에 약속에 늦었어요.

I was late for my appointment because it was snowing.

차가 막히는 통에 회의에 못 갔어요.

I couldn't go to the meeting because of the traffic jam.

갑자기 아픈 통에 학교에 결석했어요.

I was absent from school because I suddenly got sick.

늦잠을 자는 통에 아침을 못 먹었어요.

I couldn't eat breakfast because I overslept.

길을 잃는 통에 한참을 헤맸어요.

I wandered for a long time because I got lost.

전화가 안 되는 통에 연락을 못 했어요.

I couldn't contact them because the phone wasn't working.

약속을 잊는 통에 친구가 화를 냈어요.

My friend got angry because I forgot the appointment.

지갑을 잃어버리는 통에 집에 걸어갔어요.

I walked home because I lost my wallet.

컴퓨터가 고장이 나는 통에 일을 못 했어요.

I couldn't work because the computer broke down.

Modismos y expresiones

"~는 통에"

Grammatical pattern meaning 'because of' (due to a troublesome event).

비가 오는 통에 소풍이 취소됐어요. (The picnic was canceled because of the rain.)

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