Korean grammar '-ㄹ까/을까?(2)'

Korean grammar #64 - '-ㄹ까/을까?(2)'

1. Explanation

 : '-ㄹ까/을까?(2)' is an ending particle of a question that indicates assumptions. It is used as asking a question of other people's thoughts or opinion with suggesting supposition. It is attached after verbs, adjectives and '-이다', '-아니다'. '-ㄹ까' conjugates with vowel ending verbs or consonant 'ㄹ' ending verbs. However '-을까' conjugates with consonant ending verbs.

 This expression is used as a question, so you can add a question marker at the end of particle. Additionally, you can make it polite way by adding '-요-' right before the question marker, like '-ㄹ까요?/을까요?'. Let's look at examples.

 

2. Examples

 언니가 입었던 옷인데 저한테 맞을까요? (It's the cloth that my older sister wore, does it fit me?)

 *맞다( = to fit )

  1) A verb stem is '맞-'

  2) It ends with a consonant 'ㅈ'

  3) It conjugates with '-을까요?'

  4) 맞을까요?

 

 일요일에 날씨가 좋을까요? (Is the weather fine on Sunday?)

 *좋다 fine

  1) An adjective stem is '좋-'

  2) It ends with a consonant 'ㅎ'

  3) It conjugates with '-을까요?'

  4) 좋을까요?

 

 장마가 길어지는데 언제쯤 끝날까요? (The monsoon is getting longer, when will it be end?)

 *끝나다 to end

  1) A verb stem is '끝나-'

  2) It ends with a vowel 'ㅏ'

  3) It conjugates with '-ㄹ까요?'

  4) 끝날까요?

 

 저분이 새로 온 한국어 선생님일까요? (Is that person the new Korean teacher?)

 *이다 be verb

  1) A verbs stem '이-'

  2) It ends with a vowel 'ㅣ'

  3) It conjugates with '-ㄹ까요?'

  4) 선생님일까요?

 

 성적 이의신청 하는 학생이 많을까? (Are many students objecting to their grades?)

 *많다 many

  1) An adjective stem '많-'

  2) It ends with a consonant 'ㄶ'

  3) It conjugates with '-을까?'

  4) 많을까?

 저 택배 상자 안에 무엇이 있을까? (What could be inside that package?)

 *있다 there is, exist

  1) A verb stem is '있다-'

  2) It ends with a consonant 'ㅆ'

  3) It conjugates with '-을까?'

  4) 있을까?

 

 소파를 바꾸면 훨씬 편할까? (If I change the sofa, will it be much more comfortable?)

 *편하다 comfortable

  1) An adjective stem '편하-'

  2) It ends with a vowel 'ㅏ'

  3) It conjugates with '-ㄹ까?'

  4) 편할까?

 

 유로 2024 우승한 스페인 사람들은 얼마나 행복할까? (I wonder how happy the Spanish people who won the Euro 2024?)

 *행복하다 happy

  1) A verb stem is '행복하-'

  2) It ends with a vowel 'ㅏ'

  3) It conjugates with '-ㄹ까'

  4) 행복할까?

*infinitive

 

3. Practice

1) Polite

 I mean not the movie, but the Harry Potter novels; would they be fun too?

 해리포터 영화 말고 소설도 _________________ ? ( *재미있다 fun )

 Because the event started early, will it end a little bit earlier?

 행사가 일찍 시작했으니까, 조금 일찍 _________________ ? ( *종료되다 to end )

 

 There are many customores waiting in front of the restaurant. Do you think the food will be delicous?

 식당 앞에 손님이 많이 기다리네요. 음식이 _________________ ? ( *맛있다 delicious )

 

 Is Jisu's older sister as pretty as Jisu?

 지수처럼 지수 언니도 _________________ ? ( *예쁘다 pretty )

 

 2) Casual

 Will this content be on a test?

 이 내용이 _________________ ? ( *시험에 나오다 to be on a test )

 

 The plane was delayed once, will the next flight take off on time?

 비행기가 한 번 연착됐는데, 다음 비행기는 제시간에 _________________ ? ( *이륙하다 to take off )

 

 After a long time, I'm going to meet Jimin. Will it be awkward? 

 오랜만에 지민이를 만나는데,  _________________ ? ( *어색하다 awkward )

 

 It's really hot today. If I eat patbingsu, will it be cool me down a little bit?

 오늘 진짜 덥다. 팥빙수를 먹으면 조금 _________________ ? ( *시원하다 cool )

 

4. Vocabulary

 언니 older sister(female->female) / 입다 to wear / 옷 cloth / 맞다 to fit / 일요일 Sunday / 날씨 weather / 좋다 fine / 장마 monsoon / 길어지다 to get longer / 언제 when / 끝나다 to end / 저 that / 분 honorific word of person / 새로 new / 오다 to come / 한국어 Korean / 선생님 teacher / 성적 grade / 이의신청 to object / 학생 student / 많다 a lot of / 택배 package / 상자 box / 안에 inside / 무엇 what / 있다 there is, exist / 소파 sofa / 바꾸다 to change / 훨씬 much / 편하다 comfortable / 우승하다 to win / 스페인 사람 Spanish / 얼마나 how / 행복하다 happy / 영화 movie / 말고 not / 소설 novel / 도 too / 재미있다 fun / 행사 event / 일찍 early / 시작하다 to start / 조금 a little bit / 종료되다 to end / 식당 restaurant / 앞 in front of / 손님 customer / 기다리다 to wait / 음식 food / 맛있다 delicious / 처럼 like / 예쁘다 pretty / 내용 content / 시험에 나오다 to be on a test / 비행기 plane / 한 번 once / 연착되다 to delay / 다음 next / 제 시간 on time / 이륙하다 to take off / 오랜만에 after a long time / 만나다 to meet / 어색하다 awkward / 오늘 today / 정말 really / 덥다 hot / 팥빙수 patbingsu / 먹다 to eat / 시원하다 cool

 

5. Answer

재미있을까요? / 종료될까요? / 맛있을까요? / 예쁠까요? / 시험에 나올까요? / 이륙할까요? / 어색할까요? / 시원할까요?