-기로서니
Used when you acknowledge a reason, but feel it is not a good enough excuse for someone's extreme behavior or negative result.
Summary
Equivalent
Even if... / Even granting that...
Also: -기로니
Example
Even if you were angry, you shouldn't hit a person.
아무리 화가 났기로서니 사람을 때리면 안 되죠.
Grammar rules
- It has a critical or complaining tone.
- You are saying, 'Even if [X] is true, doing [Y] is taking it too far.' It is often paired with '아무리' (no matter how).
Patterns
A/V (Adjectives/Verbs)
과거/완료 (Past/Complete) · -았기로서니 / 었기로서니
A/V (Adjectives/Verbs)
현재 (Present) · -기로서니
N이다 (Noun-based)
과거/완료 (Past/Complete) · 였기로서니 / 이었기로서니
N이다 (Noun-based)
현재 (Present) · (이)기로서니
Example sentences
Even if you were angry, you shouldn't hit a person.
아무리 화가 났기로서니 사람을 때리면 안 되죠.
Even granting that you were busy, did you not even have time for one phone call?
바빴기로서니 전화 한 통 할 시간도 없었나요?
No matter how hungry you were, how could you steal and eat someone else's food?
아무리 배가 고프기로서니 남의 음식을 훔쳐 먹으면 어떡해?
Conversation
A: The team leader yelled during the meeting.
팀장님이 회의 시간에 소리를 지르셨어요.
B: Even if we made a mistake, there is no need to get that angry.
아무리 우리가 실수를 했기로서니 그렇게 크게 화를 내실 필요는 없잖아요.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Select the appropriate phrase that acknowledges the excuse but rejects the behavior.
쓰레기봉투값이 아까워서 놀이터에 쓰레기를 버렸어요.
급한 일이 생겨서 신호를 어기고 운전했어요.