-을 테다Korean expression · TOPIK 5

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(formal, highly addressee-lowering) An expression used to indicate the speaker's strong will or plan to do a certain thing.

형태Forms

-을 테다-ㄹ 테다

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

(formal, highly addressee-lowering) An expression used to indicate the speaker's strong will or plan to do a certain thing.

(아주낮춤으로) 말하는 사람이 어떤 일을 꼭 하겠다는 자신의 강한 의지나 계획을 나타내는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ.

'ㄹ'을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

집안의 원수를 꼭 갚을 테다.

I will surely avenge my family's enemy.

오늘의 모욕을 잊지 않을 테다.

I will not forget today's humiliation.

내 말 안 들으면 모두 내쫓을 테다.

If you don't listen to me, I'll throw you all out.

대화In conversation

너 혼자 그 많은 빵을 다 먹을 작정이야?

Do you really plan to eat all that bread by yourself?

그래, 나 혼자 이 빵을 다 먹을 테다.

Yes, I will eat all this bread by myself.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-게 마련이다 -ge maryeonida -기 마련이다 An expression used to indicate that it is natural for something to occur or become a certain state. TOPIK 5 -게 생겼다 -ge saengyeotta An expression used to indicate that someone is facing the situation expressed by the preceding statement. TOPIK 5 -기 나름이다 -gi nareumida -을 나름이다 An expression used to indicate that something depends on how the act mentioned in the preceding statement is done. TOPIK 5 -기가 바쁘게 -giga bappeuge An expression used to indicate that something happens as soon as the act mentioned in the preceding statement is completed. TOPIK 5 -기가 쉽다 -giga swipda An expression used to state that the act or state mentioned in the preceding statement is likely to occur. TOPIK 5 -기만 하다 -giman hada An expression used to state that one does only one act without doing anything else. TOPIK 5

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -을 테다 mean in Korean?

-을 테다 is a expression introduced at 5급 (TOPIK 5). (formal, highly addressee-lowering) An expression used to indicate the speaker's strong will or plan to do a certain thing.

When do you use -을 테다?

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ. The other shape is -ㄹ 테다 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -을 테다 and -ㄹ 테다?

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

What TOPIK level is -을 테다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.

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