Korean grammar · Level 2 · 2급
-(으)ㄹ 것 같다
I think it will…
Use -(으)ㄹ 것 같아요 to guess about the future, or about something you can't see: “I think it will…”, “it's probably…”. For a guess about the past, use -았/었을 것 같아요. Compare Unit 8: -(으)ㄴ/는 것 같아요 is about what seems true now, from what you can see.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ends in a vowel | -ㄹ 것 같아요 | 오다 → 올 것 같아요 · 바쁘다 → 바쁠 것 같아요 |
| ends in a consonant | -을 것 같아요 | 좋다 → 좋을 것 같아요 · 늦다 → 늦을 것 같아요 |
| ㅂ irregular | ㅂ → 우 + ㄹ | 춥다 → 추울 것 같아요 |
| a guess about the past | -았/었을 것 같아요 | 힘들었을 것 같아요 · 선생님이었을 것 같아요 |
Examples
내일 비가 올 것 같아요.
I think it'll rain tomorrow.
호야 씨는 오늘도 늦을 것 같아요.
I think Hoya will be late again today.
그 까치는 좋은 선생님이었을 것 같아요.
I think that magpie must have been a good teacher.
Practise it in context · Level 2, Unit 10
A reply to a letter
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
Open the unit →