1. Explanation
: '-겠- (1)' is an pre-final ending praticle that indiciates assumption. This particle conjugates with the verb or the adjective. It can conjugate with every form or verbs or adjectives. Let's look at examples together.
* Spoken Language
: In daily life, Korean use this pre-final particle with some specific ending particles.
1) Polite '-겠어요.'
1-1) '-겠-' has a vowel 'ㅔ'
1-2) It conjugates with '-어요.'
1-3) -겠어요.
1) Formal '-겠습니다.'
1-1) '-겠-' ends with a consonant 'ㅆ'
1-2) It conjugates with '-습니다.'
1-3) -겠습니다.
*Source : National Institute of Korean Language
2. Examples
어제 마라톤을 뛰어서 오늘 많이 피곤하겠어요. (You might be really tired today, because you ran a marathon yesterday.)
*피곤하다 tired
1) An adjective stem is '피곤하-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 달리겠어요.
혼자서 아이스크림을 다 먹으면 배부르겠어요. (If you eat all the ice cream alone, you'll be full.)
*배부르다 full
1) An adjective stem '배부르-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 배부르겠어요.
오랜만에 친구들을 만난다니 정말 재미있겠어요. (It might be really fun to meet friends after a long time.)
*재미있다 fun
1) An adjective stem is '재미있-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 재미있겠어요.
취업에 성공해서 정말 기쁘겠어요. (You might be happy to have succeeded in getting a job.)
*기쁘다 happy
1) An adjective stem is '기쁘-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 기쁘겠어요.
비가 너무 많이 와서 공연이 연기되겠어요. (Because it's raining so much, the performance will be postponed.)
*연기되다 to be postponed
1) A verb stem is '연기되-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 연기되겠어요.
퇴근 시간이라 길이 막히겠어요. (The road will be stucked because it's rush hour.)
*길이 막히다 to be stuck in traffic
1) A verb stem is '막히-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 막히겠어요.
구름이 많이 낀 것을 보니 곧 비가 오겠어요. (Seeing the cloudy sky, it will rain soon.)
*비가 오다 to rain
1) A verb stem is '비가 오-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 비가 오겠어요.
사람이 다 모였으니까 버스가 곧 출발하겠어요. (Because everyone has gathered, the bus might be departing soon.)
*출발하다 to depart
1) A verb stem is '출발하-'
2) It conjugates with '-겠어요.'
3) 출발하겠어요.
3. Practice
You will be really happy, because tomorrow is your birthday.
내일이 생일이라 정말 행복하겠어요. ( *행복하다 happy )
There will be many people in the movie theater because it's the weekend.
주말이라서 영화관에 사람이 많겠어요. ( *많다 many )
The movie is popular, so it will be sold out today as well.
영화가 인기가 많아서 오늘도 매진되겠어요. ( *매진되다 to be sold )
Everyone went to the festival, so the library might be quiet.
다들 축제에 가서 도서관이 조용하겠어요. ( *조용하다 quiet )
You might be busy because you started a new job.
새로운 일을 시작해서 바쁘겠어요. ( *바쁘다 busy )
I put in less water in the ramyeon, so it might be a bit salty.
물을 적게 넣어서 라면이 조금 짜겠어요. ( *짜다 salty )
With just 5 minutes left until the event starts, people will be crowding into here.
행사 시작이 5분 남았으니까 곧 사람들이 몰려오겠어요. ( *몰려오다 to crowd into )
You might be feeling good because the exam is over.
시험이 끝나서 기분이 좋겠어요. ( *좋다 good )
4. Vocabulary
어제 yesterday / 마라톤 marathon / 뛰다 to run / 오늘 today / 피곤하다 tired / 혼자서 alone / 아이스크림 ice cream / 다 all / 먹다 to eat / 배부르다 to be full / 오랜만에 after a long time / 친구 friend / 만나다 to meet / 정말 really / 재미있다 fun / 취업하다 to get a job / 성공하다 to succedd / 기쁘다 happy / 비가 오다 to rain / 너무 so much / 공연 performance / 연기되다 to be postponed / 퇴근 시간 rush hour / 길 road / 막히다 to be stucked / 구름 cloud / 구름이 많이 낀 cloudy / 보다 to see / 사람 people / 모이다 to gather / 버스 bus / 곧 soon / 출발하다 to depart / 내일 tomorrow / 생일 birthday / 행복하다 happy / 주말 weekend / 영화관 movie theater / 사람 people / 많다 many / 영화 movie / 인기가 많다 popular / 도 as well / 매진되다 to be sold / 다들 everyone / 축제 festival / 가다 to go / 도서관 library / 조용하다 quiet / 새로운 new / 일 job / 시작하다 to start / 바쁘다 busy / 물 water / 적게 less / 넣다 to put in / 라면 ramyeon / 조금 a bit / 짜다 salty / 행사 event / 시작 start / 분 minute / 남다 to be left / 몰려오다 to crowd into / 시험 exam / 끝나다 to be over / 기분 feeling / 좋다 good
5. Answer
행복하겠어요. / 많겠어요. / 매진되겠어요. / 조용하겠어요. / 바쁘겠어요. / 짜겠어요. / 몰려오겠어요. / 좋겠어요.