Beside vs. Besides 중 뭘 써야 할까?

한국인들이 많이 헷갈리는 단어 중에 “beside vs. besides”는 항상 손에 꼽히는데요. 스펠링 하나 차이로 뜻이 다르니 헷갈릴 만하죠.그래서 오늘 이 두 가지 단어의 의미와 용법 차이를 살펴보도록 하겠습니다.

 

먼저 주로 전치사로 쓰이는 단수형 beside입니다. “옆에”, “에 비해” 또는  “~와 비교하여” 라는 뜻으로 사용됩니다. 그러니까 주로 사람이나 물건 옆 자리를 명시하기 사용되거나 사람 또는 물건을 비교할 때 사용됩니다.

 

예를 들어 전치사인 “beside”는,

 

“The US president is sitting beside the French President in the photo.”

(사진에서 미국 대통령은 프랑스 대통령 옆에 앉아 있다.)

 

“John looks so small beside his uncle.”

(존은 삼촌에 비해 너무 왜소해 보인다.)

 

“My issue seems so trivial beside John’s issue. ”

(존의 문제와 비교하면 내 문제는 너무 사소하다.)

 

처럼 사용할 수 있습니다.

 

 

다음으로 주로 부사로 사용되는 복수형 besides를 살펴보면, “게다가”, “뿐만 아니라”, “또한”이란 뜻으로 주로 사용됩니다. 그러니까 주로 앞서 언급된 내용에 추가로 덧붙여 얘기하거나 말하고자 하는 내용을 뒷받침하기 위해 더 강한 이유를 추가로 댈 때 사용됩니다.

 

예를 들어 부사인 “besides”는,

 

“I like tennis, besides golf.” 아님 “Besides golf, I like tennis.”

(골프뿐만 아니라 테니스도 좋아한다.)

 

“What kind of Korean food do you like besides Jabchae?” 아님 “Besides Jabjae, what kind of Korean food do you like? (잡채 말고 어떤 종류의 한국 음식을 좋아해요?)

 

“It’s quite late now. Besides, it’s pouring outside.”

(지금 시간도 많이 늦었다. 게다가 밖에 장대비가 오잖아.)

 

처럼 사용할 수 있습니다.

 

 

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