-을라치면Korean connective · TOPIK 6

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A connective ending used when making the preceding statement into the premise of the following statement through a previous experience.

형태Forms

-을라치면-ㄹ라치면

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 making the preceding statement into the premise of the following statement through a previous experience.

이전의 경험을 통해 앞에 오는 말을 뒤에 오는 말의 조건으로 삼음을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs ending in a consonant other than ㄹ.

‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

전화를 받을라치면 꼭 끊겨 버린다.

Every time I'm about to answer the phone, it hangs up.

내가 씻을라치면 보일러가 고장이 난다.

Whenever I'm about to take a shower, the boiler breaks down.

혼자 조용히 집에 있을라치면 매번 누군가가 집에 찾아온다.

Every time I try to stay home alone quietly, someone comes over.

대화In conversation

내가 뭘 좀 먹을라치면 예외 없이 민준이가 나타난다니까.

Whenever I'm about to eat something, Minjun shows up without fail.

민준이가 먹을 복이 있네.

Minjun must have good luck with food.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거들랑 -geodeullang -걸랑 A connective ending used to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 6 -건대 -geondae A connective ending used when the speaker implies in advance that he/she will confess his/her thoughts or hopes, etc., in the following statement. TOPIK 6 -건만 -geonman -건마는 A connective ending used when the actual result is different from the result that was anticipated from the preceding statement. TOPIK 6 -기로서니 -giroseoni A connective ending used when emphasizing this meaning, "however the preceding statement says so." TOPIK 6 -노라면 TOPIK 6 -느니만큼 -neunimankeum -니만큼 · -으니만큼 A connective ending used when admitting to the truth of the preceding statement and saying that it is the cause or reason for the following statement. TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -을라치면 mean in Korean?

-을라치면 is a connective introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). A connective ending used when making the preceding statement into the premise of the following statement through a previous experience.

When do you use -을라치면?

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

What is the difference between -을라치면 and -ㄹ라치면?

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 -을라치면?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. 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.