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LEVEL 6 LESSON 16

In this lesson, let us take a look at the suffix -겠-. It is very commonly used in everyday Korean,

but often not understood very well by learners, mainly because it has so many different mean-

ings and usages.

Various Usages of -겠-

You can use -겠- to ask someone’s intention, to express what you are going to do, to talk about

something that will happen, to show your assumption about something, or to talk about possi-

bilities or capabilities. It is also often used in fixed expressions such as 처음 뵙겠습니다 (= Nice

to meet you.) and 잘 먹겠습니다 (= Thank you for the food.).

1. -시겠어요? / -시겠습니까? = “Would you …?” “Would you like to …?”

This usage is only used in very formal Korean. In more casual Korean, you would use -(으)ㄹ래

(요)? (Review Level 4 Lesson 2 for this grammar point). The honorific suffix -시- is always used

with -겠- in this usage.

Ex)

어디로 가시겠어요?

[eo-di-ro ga-si-ge-sseo-yo?]

= Where would you like to go?

Similar: 어디로 갈래(요)?

2. -겠- (used to express one’s intention) = I’m going to …, I’d like to ...

Mostly used in formal Korean, -겠- can also express one’s intention to do something. In more

casual Korean, the same meaning can be expressed through -(으)ㄹ게(요) (Review Level 3 Les-

son 6 for this grammar point).

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Ex)

제가 하겠습니다.

[je-ga ha-ge-sseum-ni-da]

= I’ll do it.

말하지 않겠습니다.

[ma-ra-ji an-ke-sseum-ni-da]

= I won’t tell you.

3. -겠- (used to express one’s opinion/idea/assumption) = I think, I guess, I

assume

This is the most common usage of -겠- in casual and everyday conversation in Korean. You can

use -겠- to show your opinion or assumption about something or what will happen, but you

also give a nuance that you are somewhat careful with your opinion.

Ex)

아프겠어요.

[a-peu-ge-sseo-yo.]

= That must hurt.

Ex)

이게 좋겠어요.

[i-ge jo-ke-sseo-yo.]

= I think this will be good.

Ex)

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늦겠어요.

[neut-ge-sseo-yo.]

= (I think) You’ll be late.

** When you want to express your assumption or ask someone else’s opinion

about a possibility or a capability, you can use -겠- .

Ex)

혼자서도 되겠어요?

[hon-ja-seo-do doe-ge-sseo-yo?]

= Do you think you could handle it on your own?

저도 들어가겠네요.

[jeo-do deu-reo-ga-get-ne-yo.]

= Even I would (be able to) fit in.

4. -겠- used in fixed expressions

In addition to the usages above, -겠- is also commonly used in some fixed expressions.

Ex)

알겠습니다.

[al-ge-sseum-ni-da.]

= I got it. I understand.

Ex)

모르겠어요.

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[mo-reu-ge-sseo-yo.]

= I don’t get it. I don’t know. I am not sure.

Ex)

힘들어 죽겠어요.

[him-deu-reo juk-ge-sseo-yo.]

= I’m so tired. This is so tough.

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