-어야지Korean connective · TOPIK 3

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TOPIK 3 3급 Connectives 연결 어미necessary condition 필수 조건

A connective ending used when the preceding statement is an essential condition for the following statement.

형태Forms

-어야지-아야지-여야지

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

A connective ending used when the preceding statement is an essential condition for the following statement.

앞말이 뒤에 오는 말에 대한 필수적인 조건임을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs and adjectives whose final vowel is not ㅏ or ㅗ.

끝음절의 모음이 ‘ㅏ, ㅗ’가 아닌 동사와 형용사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

늦잠을 잔 승규는 서둘러야지 지각하지 않을 것 같았다.

Seunggyu, who had overslept, thought he had to hurry to avoid being late.

주머니에서 손을 빼고 걸어야지 넘어져도 크게 다치지 않는다.

You have to walk with your hands out of your pockets so you don't get hurt badly if you fall.

사과는 마음에서 우러나는 것이어야지 상대방의 마음을 움직일 수 있다.

An apology has to come from the heart to move the other person.

대화In conversation

배불러요. 그만 먹을래.

I'm full. I want to stop eating.

조금 더 먹어. 많이 먹어야지 키가 쑥쑥 크는 거야.

Eat a bit more. You have to eat a lot to grow tall.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거든 -geodeun 거들랑 A connective ending used to convey the meaning, "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 3 -느라고 -neurago -느라 A connective ending used when the action of the preceding statement is the purpose or cause of the following statement. TOPIK 3 -는다거나 -neundageona -ㄴ다거나 · -다거나 · -라거나 An expression used to explain something by listing some behaviors as examples. TOPIK 3 -는다고 -neundago -다고 · -라고 · -으라고 A connective ending used when implying the purpose or intention of a certain action, or the reason or cause of a certain situation. TOPIK 3 -다가 -daga -다 · 다가도 A connective ending used when an action or state, etc., is stopped and changed to another action or state. TOPIK 3 -도록 -dorok A connective ending used when the preceding statement is the purpose, result, method, amount, etc., of something mentioned in the following statement. TOPIK 3

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -어야지 mean in Korean?

-어야지 is a connective introduced at 3급 (TOPIK 3). A connective ending used when the preceding statement is an essential condition for the following statement.

When do you use -어야지?

Attaches after verbs and adjectives whose final vowel is not ㅏ or ㅗ. The other shape is -아야지, -여야지 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -어야지 and -아야지?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same connective, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -어야지?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate. It is one of 67 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.