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. 하지만 네가 아무 때나 온다면, 나는 몇 시에 마음의 준비를 해야 할지 알 수 없을 거야…”²
   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.