-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.