-거들랑Korean connective · TOPIK 6

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TOPIK 6 6급 Connectives 연결 어미

A connective ending used to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true."

형태Forms

-거들랑-걸랑

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 to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true."

'어떤 일이 사실이거나 사실로 실현되면'의 뜻을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after the copula 이다, verbs and adjectives, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-.

‘이다’, 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

언니를 만나거들랑 제 말을 꼭 전해 주세요.

If you see my sister, please be sure to tell her what I said.

아이가 밥을 안 먹거들랑 도시락을 싸서 먹여 보세요.

If the child won't eat, pack a lunch and try feeding him that.

은행에 기다리는 사람이 많거들랑 그냥 오고 내일 다시 가라.

If there are a lot of people waiting at the bank, just come back and go again tomorrow.

대화In conversation

아버지께서 오늘 일찍 오신대.

They say Father is coming home early today.

아버지께서 오시거들랑 외식하자고 해야겠다.

If Father comes, I should suggest we eat out.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-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 -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 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -거들랑 mean in Korean?

-거들랑 is a connective introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). A connective ending used to mean "if something is true or turns out to be true."

When do you use -거들랑?

Attaches after the copula 이다, verbs and adjectives, the honorific -으시-, the past -었- or the future -겠-. The other shape is -걸랑 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -거들랑 and -걸랑?

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 -거들랑?

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.