Also see: Korean Focus Postpositions
This postposition is used to mark the less likely or suitable item in a list of alternatives. This is equivalent to the "let alone" construction.
'It does not get cloudy let alone rain.' 002
In some cases, the marked item is the expectation that the reality doesn't meet up to.
'(We) received punishment, a far cry from a reward.' 003
| description | let alone |
|---|---|
| lang | Korean |
| transliteration | khenyeng |
| other_forms | None |
| morphtype | suffix |
| transitivity | always transitive |
| obj_cases | |
| is_pp_idiom | False |