-을게

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • ㄹ게 (-lge)after vowel or (l)-final stems
  • 을께 (-eulkke), ㄹ께 (-lkke)standard spelling until 1988 in South Korea, still widely in use

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eulge
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eulge
McCune–Reischauer?ŭlke
Yale Romanization?ulqkey

Suffix

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을게 (-eulge)

  1. An informal verbal suffix conveying a promise to be upheld in the future.
    Synonym: (more formal, dated in South Korea) (-ma)
    며칠 을게.Myeochil nae-ro kkok gapeulge-yo.I swear I'll pay back in a few days.
    열심히 공부할게.Yeolsimhi gongbu-halge-yo.I promise to study hard.

Usage notes

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