-으려나 보다
-euryeona boda
it seems (something) is about to
Attaches to verb stems to express the speaker's guess that the event described is about to happen, based on some observed sign — 'it looks like it's going to...'.
Form
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- -려나 보다
Meanings
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An expression used to guess that the something mentioned in the preceding statement is likely to happen.
앞말이 나타내는 일이 일어날 것이라고 추측함을 나타내는 표현.
Examples
갑자기 승규가 만나자고 하는 걸 보니 무슨 부탁을 하려나 보다.
Seunggyu suddenly asking to meet up — I guess he's about to ask for a favor.
좋은 꿈도 꾸고 기분도 좋으니 오늘 내게 좋은 일이 생기려나 보다.
I had a good dream and I'm in a good mood, so it seems something good is going to happen to me today.
할아버지께서 잠시 댁에 들르라고 하시는 걸 보니 용돈이라도 주시려나 보다.
Grandfather is asking me to stop by his place for a bit, so I guess he's about to give me some spending money.
장마도 끝났으니 이제 정말 더워지려나 봐. 맞아. 오늘 아침에 걸어오는데 땀이 줄줄 나더라.
Now that monsoon season is over, it seems like it's really going to get hot. Right. I was sweating buckets walking here this morning.
하늘이 맑은 것을 보니 오늘은 비가 오지 않으려나 보다.
Seeing the clear sky, it looks like it's not going to rain today.
승규는 오늘도 밥 대신 라면을 먹으려나 봅니다.
It looks like Seunggyu is going to have ramyeon instead of rice again today.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-으려나 보다’ mean?
2. Which form means “it seems (something) is about to”?