-을래

See also: -을래-

Korean

Alternative forms

  • ㄹ래 (-llae) after vowel or (l)-final stems

Etymology

Probably short for 을라 해 (-eulla hae), dialectal form (used widely in Gyeongsang) of Standard Korean 으려 해 (-euryeo hae, [one] tries to do; [one] plans to do). The first element is from Middle Korean -으〮라〮 (Yale: -úlá, in order to), and the second is simply the infinitive of 하다 (hada).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯɭɭɛ] ~ [ɯɭɭe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-eullae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eullae
McCune–Reischauer?ŭllae
Yale Romanization?ullay

Suffix

을래 (-eullae)

  1. In the intimate speech level, or with (-yo) in the polite speech level, a desiderative suffix marking the subject's intention about the future:
    1. Used to declare the intention of the speaker.
      이제 그만할래.Ije geumanhallae.I'm gonna quit.
      저녁 을래.Jeonyeok an meogeullae-yo.I'm not going to have dinner.
    2. Used to ask about the intention of the listener.
      라면 먹고 갈래?Ramyeon meokgo gallae?Do you want to Netflix and chill? (literally, “Do you want to have ramen at my place?”)
    3. Used to give a very polite request.
      문제 풀어볼래? (by a tutor to a student)I munje pureo-bollae?Do you want to try solving this problem?

Usage notes

  • 을래 (-eullae) causes stem-final (l) to drop out.
  • In some dialects, this appears as a general future-tense marker that must obligatorily take other suffixes after it; see the entry at 을래 (-eullae-).
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