-을 테니까

Korean

Alternative forms

  • -ㄹ 테니까 (-l tenikka) — after vowel or ㄹ (l)-final stems
  • -을 테니 (-eul teni) — colloquial abbreviation

Etymology

-을 (-eul) +‎ 터 (teo) +‎ -이다 (-ida) with the copula changed to -니까 (-nikka).

Suffix

-을 테니까 • (-eul tenikka)

  1. can be used at the end of a sentence to express speaker's assumption
    일찍 출발하세요. 금요일이라 길이 막힐 테니까요. ― Iljjik chulbalhaseyo. Geumyoir-ira giri makhil tenikkayo. ― Leave early. It's Friday, so there's going to be traffic jam.
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