을게

Korean

Alternative forms

  • —ᆯ게 (-lge) (after vowels)
  • —을께 (-eulkke) / —ᆯ께 (-lkke) (official until 1988)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ɯɭk͈e̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[을께]
Revised Romanization? eulge
Revised Romanization (translit.)? eulge
McCune–Reischauer? ŭlke
Yale Romanization? ulqkey

Suffix

—을게 • (-eulge)

  1. An informal verbal suffix expressing future tense, a promise.
    며칠 내로 꼭 갚을게요.
    Myeochil naero kkok gapeulgeyo.
    I promise to pay back in a few days.

Usage notes

  • The particle is pronounced with a gemination (doubling tensification), which is normally not shown in the romanisation: —을께 (*-eulkke) and —ᆯ께 (-lkke).
  • The —을게 (-eulge) form is only used after verb stems ending in consonants. For verb stems ending in vowels, the form —ᆯ게 (-lge) is used instead.
  • The —을게 (-eulge) form is used in informal non polite speech (해체), and the —을게요 (-eulgeyo) form is used in informal polite speech (해요체). There is no form in formal speech (해라체, 하십시오체), and —겠— (-get-) is used instead.

See also

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