-을게
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Korean[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 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[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯɭk͈e̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [을께]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eulge |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eulge |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŭlke |
Yale Romanization? | ulqkey |
Suffix[edit]
을게 • (-eulge)
- An informal verbal suffix conveying a promise to be upheld in the future.
Usage notes[edit]
- 을게 (-eulge) is only used in the "intimate" speech level or 해체 (haeche), and the "polite" speech level or 해요체 (haeyoche).
- In more formal speech, 겠 (-get-) is used promissively.