-(으)면
if, when
Level 2 · Connective
Explanation
States a condition or supposition. Vowel or ㄹ stems take 면, consonant stems 으면; nouns take (이)면. The second clause can be a command or plan.
Examples
시간이 있으면 같이 가요.
If you have time, let's go together.
봄이 되면 꽃이 피어요.
When spring comes, flowers bloom.
모르면 선생님께 물어보세요.
If you don't know, ask the teacher.
TOPIK note
TOPIK I Reading 34–39 and 49–56; TOPIK II Writing 51.