Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 7 - Upper-Intermediate Korean #2 (Lessons 181 to 210) ᚛ Lesson 206 - As, in the capacity of in Korean [(으)로서]
As, in the capacity of in Korean [(으)로서]
To say "as", "in one's capacity as", Korean attaches the particle (으)로서 to the noun: 학생으로서, "as a student", 친구로서, "as a friend". It indicates the status, function or role from which one speaks or acts, and it very often introduces a duty, a responsibility or a point of view.
As with (으)로서
The particle is built like (으)로: 으로서 after a consonant (except ㄹ), 로서 after a vowel or ㄹ:
[Status, role](으)로서 [What this status implies]
The noun is a person, a function or an institution (president, captain, parent, citizen, company). The second part expresses what one must do, what one thinks or what one does in that capacity: -아/어야 하다, -겠습니다, -고 생각합니다. It is a rather polished construction, frequent in speeches, statements and advice.
학생회장으로서 이번 일에 대한 문제를 인정하며 잘못을 시정할 수 있도록 하겠습니다.
→ As president of the student council, I acknowledge the problems raised by this matter and will see to it that the mistakes are corrected.
그는 축구 국가 대표팀의 주장으로서 팀원들에게 항상 모범을 보였을 뿐 아니라 경기에서도 큰 활약을 했어요.
→ As captain of the national football team, not only did he always set an example for his teammates, he also shone in matches.
담당 변호사로서 이번 재판에서 꼭 승소를 할 수 있도록 최선을 다해서 변호하겠습니다.
→ As the lawyer in charge of the case, I will defend you to the best of my ability so that we win this trial.
세종대왕은 위대한 업적을 가장 많이 남긴 임금으로서 가장 큰 업적은 훈민정음 창제이다.
→ King Sejong the Great is the king who left the most great achievements, and the greatest of them is the creation of the Hunminjeongeum.
자본주의 시대에 부모로서 생계를 책임져야 한다는 경제적인 부담감은 더 커진 것 같아요.
→ In the age of capitalism, the financial burden of having to provide for the family as a parent seems to have grown even heavier.
친구로서 네가 힘들 때 도와주고 싶어. 그러니까 힘든 일이 있으면 언제든지 나한테 말해 줘.
→ As a friend, I want to help you when things are hard. So if anything is troubling you, tell me, any time.
내가 선배로서 조언하자면 사회생활에서 가장 중요한 건 시간 약속을 잘 지키는 거야.
→ If I may give you some advice as your senior, the most important thing in working life is being on time.
대한민국 국민으로서 지켜야 할 4대 의무로는 국방, 납세, 교육, 근로 의무가 있습니다.
→ The four duties to be observed as a citizen of the Republic of Korea are national defense, taxation, education and labor.
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