-을
eul
future/prospective adnominal ending
Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to turn it into a modifier describing a noun, expressing something not yet realized, or an assumption, plan, intention, or possibility—e.g. '먹을 사람,' 'the person who will eat.'
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -ㄹ
Meanings
- 1
An ending of a word that makes the preceding statement function as an adnominal phrase.
앞말이 관형어의 기능을 하게 만드는 어미.
- 2
An ending of a word that makes the preceding statement function as an adnominal phrase and indicates assumption, prearrangement, intention, possibility, etc.
앞말이 관형어의 기능을 하게 만들고 추측, 예정, 의지, 가능성 등을 나타내는 어미.
Examples
차가 따뜻할 때 마셔라.
Drink the tea while it's warm.
손님이 왔으니 마실 거리라도 대접해야겠다.
Since a guest has come, I should offer at least something to drink.
다이어트를 할 때에는 음식을 조금씩 먹어야 한다.
When dieting, you have to eat food little by little.
학교에 원인 모를 불이 나 경찰들이 조사를 하고 있다.
A fire of unknown cause broke out at the school, and police are investigating.
너희 부부는 싸우지도 않고 정말 사이가 좋구나. 사랑할 시간도 모자라는데 어떻게 싸우니?
You two don't even fight, you really get along well. We barely have enough time to love each other, how could we fight?
승규와 지수는 결혼할 사이다.
Seunggyu and Jisu are a couple who are going to get married.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Don’t confuse with
Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-을’ mean?
2. Which form means “future/prospective adnominal ending”?