Language/Korean/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Korean Grammar - Conditional Mood

Hi Korean learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Korean grammar. This is an important concept to understand if you want to become a proficient speaker of the language. We will look at how to form sentences in the conditional mood, as well as some examples of how it is used in everyday conversation.

Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Connectors, Korean Grammar → Conjunctions and Connectors → Conditional ..., Questions & Plurals.

What is the Conditional Mood?

The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or condition. It is often used to express a wish or desire, or to make a suggestion. In Korean, the conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -겠- to the stem of the verb.

Examples

Here are some examples of how the conditional mood is used in everyday conversation:

• 나는 여기에 있겠어요 - I will be here.
• 나는 너한테 도와줄게 - I will help you.
• 나는 당신이 기쁘게 될거야 - I think you will be happy.

How to Form Sentences in the Conditional Mood

When forming sentences in the conditional mood, the subject and object of the sentence must be specified. The subject is the person or thing that is performing the action, while the object is the person or thing that is receiving the action.

For example, if you wanted to say "I will help you", the subject is "I" and the object is "you". To form this sentence in the conditional mood, you would say 나는 너한테 도와줄게.

Examples

Here are some more examples of how to form sentences in the conditional mood:

• 나는 당신을 도와줄게 - I will help you.
• 나는 당신이 좋아할거야 - I think you will like it.
• 나는 당신이 잘할거야 - I think you will do well.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the conditional mood is an important concept to understand when learning Korean. It is used to express a hypothetical situation or condition, and is formed by adding the suffix -겠- to the stem of the verb. When forming sentences in the conditional mood, the subject and object of the sentence must be specified.

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Other Lessons

• How to Use Be
• Negation
• Plurals
• Nouns
• Give your Opinion
• How to Use Have
• Gender
• Adjectives
• Questions

Sources

• The Korean Future Tense Part 4: The Future Presumptive
• Conditional Sentence (-면 : if) - Korean Jun :100% Korean Grammar
• Conditional Forms and Meanings in Korean