Example Sentences#

1. “그렇지 않으면 여기에 오지 않았을 테니까.”¹
   “Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come.”
   • 테 is a contraction of 터 (a bound noun meaning inference, intention, or expectation) and 이다 (to be).
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate the cause or reason for an action, often emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning or justification.
   • Together, -을 테니까 conveys the idea that the speaker is drawing a conclusion or providing a reason based on what they perceive as the intention or expectation behind the action.