Example Sentences#

1. 앨리스: “여기서 어느 쪽으로 가야 할지 말씀해 주시겠어요?”¹
   Alice: “Would you please tell me which way I should go from here?”
   • 하다 means ‘to do’, and here functions as an auxiliary verb in the -아야 conditional structure, expressing that the preceding action is necessary for an implied result.
   • -아야 하다 is an expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is a required act or condition to realize a certain situation, meaning ‘have to (do something)’.
   • -ㄹ지 is a connective ending used to indicate uncertainty or doubt about a future action. It encapsulates the clause as a noun form, often used in contexts where there is a question, assumption, or speculation about what will happen.
2. 아마 실제로 십자가형을 당해야 하는 상황이 온다면, 저는 그것을 이겨낼 수 있을 것입니다.²
   Perhaps if a situation were to come where I had to actually be crucified, I would be able to overcome it.
   • 하다 means ‘to do’, and here functions as an auxiliary verb in the -여야 conditional structure, expressing that the preceding action is necessary for an implied result.
   • -여야 하다 is an expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is a required act or condition to realize a certain situation, meaning ‘have to (do something)’.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
3. 친구도 찾아야 하고, 배워야 할 것도 많아.” 어린 왕자가 대답했다.³
   I have friends to find, and so many things to learn,” the little prince replied.
   • 하다 means ‘to do’, and here functions as an auxiliary verb in the -아야 conditional structure, expressing that the preceding action is necessary for an implied result.
   • -아야 하다 is an expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is a required act or condition to realize a certain situation, meaning ‘have to (do something)’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
4. 고기는 꼭 먹어야 해!⁴
   You gotta have some meat!
   • 하다 means ‘to do’, and here functions as an auxiliary verb in the -어야 conditional structure, expressing that the preceding action is necessary for an implied result.
   • -어야 하다 is an expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is a required act or condition to realize a certain situation, meaning ‘have to (do something)’.
   • 여 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
5. “우선 저기 풀밭에, 나와 조금 떨어져 앉아 있어야 해.³
   “First, you must sit over there in the grass, a little apart from me.
   • 하다 means ‘to do’, and here functions as an auxiliary verb in the -어야 conditional structure, expressing that the preceding action is necessary for an implied result.
   • -어야 하다 is an expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is a required act or condition to realize a certain situation, meaning ‘have to (do something)’.
   • 여 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
6. 하지만 네가 아무 때나 온다면, 나는 몇 시에 마음의 준비를 해야 할지 알 수 없을 거야…”³
   But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour to prepare my heart…”
   • 하다 means ‘to do’, and here functions as an auxiliary verb in the -여야 conditional structure, expressing that the preceding action is necessary for an implied result.
   • -여야 하다 is an expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is a required act or condition to realize a certain situation, meaning ‘have to (do something)’.
   • -ㄹ지 is a connective ending used to indicate uncertainty or doubt about a future action. It encapsulates the clause as a noun form, often used in contexts where there is a question, assumption, or speculation about what will happen.