How to use Korean Grammar V/A + (으)ㄹ 것이다
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Verb, Adjective + ㄹ / 을 것이다
ㄹ - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 을 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
-ㄹ / -을 것이다 can also be used to make assumptions about the present, future, and even the past. -ㄹ / -을 것이다 can be used with both, verbs and adjectives to make assumptions. Check out the previous lesson to see how the endings may vary depending on the speech style.
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5시니까 아빠가 지금쯤 도착했을 거예요.
Korean
5시
아빠
지금쯤
도착하다
English
five o'clock
dad
by now
to arrive
It's 5 o'clock, so dad should have arrived by now.
5시니까 아빠가 지금쯤 도착하+였+을 것+이에요.
마이클 씨도 모를 거예요.
Korean
마이클
모르다
English
Michael
not to know
Michael wouldn't know either.
마이클 씨+도 모르+ㄹ 것+이에요.
제 아들이 이 신발을 좋아할 거예요.
Korean
저
아들
이
신발
좋아하다
English
I
son
this
shoes
to like
My son will like these shoes.
저+의 아들이 이 신발을 좋아하+ㄹ 것+이에요.
언니가 오늘은 일을 많이 해서 많이 피곤할 거예요.
Korean
언니
오늘
일
많이
하다
피곤하다
English
sister
today
work
a lot
to do
tired
My sister worked a lot today, so she must be very tired.
언니가 오늘은 일을 많이 하+여서 많이 피곤하+ㄹ 것+이에요.
이 영화가 재미있을 것입니다.
Korean
이
영화
재미있다
English
this
movie
interesting
This movie will be interesting.
이 영화가 재미있을 것+입니다.
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).