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Korean grammar

(으)ㄹ꼬

(eu)ㄹkko

Asking opinion

Ask for the listener's or one's own preference, thought or opinion.

  • 영희야, 너는 무슨 노래를 부를꼬?

    영히야, 너는 무슨 노래를 부를꼬?said like thisyeonghuiya, neoneun museun noraereul bureulkko?

    Young-hee, what song are you going to sing?

  • 우리 언제 떠날꼬?

    uri eonje tteonalkko?

    When are we leaving?

  • 방이 왜 이리 좁을꼬?

    방이 왜 이리 조블꼬?said like thisbangi wae iri jobeulkko?

    Why is this room so small?

Wondering

In English: I wonder

Wondering to oneself, expressing conjecture or speculation.

  • 이제 나는 무엇을 하여 먹고살꼬?

    이제 나는 무어슬 하여 먹꼬살꼬?said like thisije naneun mueoseul hayeo meokgosalkko?

    What am I going to do to make a living now?

  • 집도 없이 나는 어디로 갈꼬?

    집또 업씨 나는 어디로 갈꼬?said like thisjipdo eopsi naneun eodiro galkko?

    With no home, where am I supposed to go?

  • 그이는 어디로 갔을꼬?

    그이는 어디로 가쓸꼬?said like thisgeuineun eodiro gasseulkko?

    I wonder where he went?

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.