Example Sentences#

1. 앨리스: “—어디든 가기만 하면 돼요,” 앨리스가 덧붙였다.¹
   Alice: “—so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added.
   • 되다 means ‘to be okay’ or ‘to work out well’.
   • -기만 하면 되다 is an expression used to indicate that, as long as one performs a certain action, there is no problem or it is enough.
   • 어요 is a polite ending used in informal polite speech.
2. 체셔 고양이: “오, 넌 분명히 갈 곳이 있을 거야,” 고양이가 말했다, “오래 걷기만 하면 돼.”¹
   Cheshire Cat: “Oh, you’re sure to find a place,’ said the cat, ‘as long as you walk long enough.”
   • 되다 means ‘to be okay’ or ‘to work out well’.
   • -기만 하면 되다 is an expression used to indicate that, as long as one performs a certain action, there is no problem or it is enough.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.