Today, let's see the usage of ~(으)로 말미암아 and its conjugation rules with some example sentences.
Usage:
The usage is quite simple, similar to other grammar points like ~는 탓에 and ~는 바람에 , which are used to express the reason or cause in the first clause that results in the failure or negative outcome described in the second clause.
The word "말미암아" itself means to come from, arise from, be derived from, be owing to, or be due to.
It is equivalent to saying “because of,” “due to,” or “owing to” in English.
~으로 말미암아
owing to
~으로 말미암아
because of
~으로 말미암아
in consequence of
~으로 말미암아
on account of
~으로 말미암아
in accordance with
The rule to conjugate :
- If the word doesn't ends with a final consonant (받침) but instead ends with a vowel, then 로 말미암아 is used.
- If the word ends with a final consonant (밧침) then 으로 말미암아 is used.
Let's see some sentences as an example :
- 환경 오염으로 말미암아 생태계는 큰 변화를 가져오게 되었다.
Environmental pollution has brought about great changes to the ecosystem.
In the above sentence, we can see that environmental pollution (환경 오염) is the reason for the big change (큰 변화) in the ecosystem (생태계).
1) 운전 부주의로 말미암은 사고
An accident due to careless driving.
2) 어머님은 폭설로 말미암아 오시지 못했다
My mother was unable to come due to the heavy snow.
3) 그의 실패는 태만으로 말미암은 것이다
His failure is due to negligence.
4) 이것으로 말미암아 안보의 문제가 발생하다.
Due to this, a security problem has arisen.
5) 그는 병으로 말미암아 쇠약해졌다
He became weak due to illness.
6) 그것은 그의 태만으로 말미암아 일어났다.
It happened due to his negligence.
7) 그는 불행으로 말미암아 절망에 빠졌다.
He fell into despair due to misfortune.
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