-을게

Korean

Alternative forms

  • -ㄹ게 (-lge) — after vowel or ㄹ (l)-final stems
  • -을께 (-eulkke), -ㄹ께 (-lkke) — standard spelling until 1988 in South Korea, still widely in use

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eulge
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eulge
McCune–Reischauer?ŭlke
Yale Romanization?ulqkey

Suffix

-을게 • (-eulge)

  1. An informal verbal suffix conveying a promise to be upheld in the future.
    Synonym: (more formal, dated in South Korea) -마 (-ma)
    며칠 내로 꼭 갚을게요. ― Myeochil nae-ro kkok gapeulge-yo. ― I swear I'll pay back in a few days.
    열심히 공부할게요. ― Yeolsimhi gongbu-halge-yo. ― I promise to study hard.

Usage notes

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