170 Unit 21: The endings -O㦒PඥGỆ㡞㣪 and -O㦒Pඥ₢㣪f
A stem ending in a consonant:
㓺䕢Ợ䕆⯒Gⲏ㦚GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) eat spaghetti”
㡺⓮G G 䞲ῃ㦒⪲G ⟶⋶G Ệ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) leave for Korea
tonight”
⌊㧒G☞㦚G㦚GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) receive money tomorrow”
A stem ending in a vowel:
䆪⹎❪G㡗䢪⯒G⽒GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) see a comedy movie”
㧒㦚G㧒㹣GⰞ䂶GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) end (my) work early”
⌊㧒G㧒㹣G㧒㠊⋶GỆ㠦㣪 “(I) will (probably) get up early tomorrow”
A stem ending in a ඥ-irregular:
㞚䕢䔎㠦㍲G㌊GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) live in an apartment”
䅖㧊䋂⯒GⰢ✺GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) make cakes”
䂲ῂG㰧㠦㍲G㧮GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will (probably) sleep at a friend’s house”
The English “will” can sometimes indicate a speaker’s intention in addi-
tion to the future event, as in “I will study hard.” In a similar manner,
-O㦒PඥGỆ㡞㣪 can also indicate the intention of the speaker in addition
to the future probability depending on the context. This is particularly
true when the subject of the sentence is the first person. Consider the
following examples:
㩖☚G⌊㧒G䞯ᾦ㠦GṞGỆ㡞㣪 “I will also go to school tomorrow”
ⰺ㧒G㤊☯G䞶GỆ㡞㣪 “(I) will exercise everyday”
ↃG☞㦚G㦚GỆ㡞㣪 “Surely, (I) will receive the money”
When the subject is not the first or second person, the -O㦒PඥG Ệ㡞㣪G
ending can indicate the speaker’s conjecture. Consider the following
examples:
⌊㧒㦖G㧊G㢂GỆ㡞㣪 “As for tomorrow, (I guess) snow may fall”
㑮㧪㦖G 㡺⓮G G ㊶G Ệ㡞㣪 “(I guess) as for Susan, (she) may be
busy tonight”
䞲ῃ㦖G▪㤎GỆ㡞㣪 “(I guess) as for Korea, (it) may be hot”
㔲䠮㧊G㠊⩺㤎GỆ㡞㣪 “(I guess) the test may be difficult”
㰧GṨ㧊G゚㕖GỆ㡞㣪 “(I guess) the housing price may be expensive”
When -O㦒PඥGỆ㡞㣪 is used with the copula 㧊┺, the ending indicates a
probable present. For instance, consider the following sentences:
㠦Ⰶ㦖G䞲ῃ㌂⧢㧒GỆ㡞㣪 “Erin is probably a Korean”
⁎G㹾ṖG㑮㧪GỆ㧒GỆ㡞㣪 “That car is probably Susan’s”
☚㹿㰖ṖG㔲䃊ἶ㧒GỆ㡞㣪 “The destination is probably Chicago”
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