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-(으)ㄹ 텐데요
Try it freeComplete examples with -(으)ㄹ 텐데요Apply the formation rule before moving into the related grammar path.Open →Explanation
Conjecture softener.
갈 텐데요.
Start with “바쁠 텐데요.” (You must be busy.). Say the whole sentence first, then identify exactly what -(으)ㄹ 텐데요 contributes before changing any other words.
Compare “알 텐데요.” with “어려울 텐데요.”. Keep the function of -(으)ㄹ 텐데요 the same while noticing what changes around it; then rebuild one of the examples with vocabulary you already know.
Examples
바쁠 텐데요.
You must be busy.
알 텐데요.
You would know.
어려울 텐데요.
It would be hard.
Common mistakes
- Do not choose -(으)ㄹ 텐데요 only because an English translation contains “I suppose / would”. Check the Korean function, attachment, and speech level in the full sentence.
- Do not memorize -(으)ㄹ 텐데요 as an isolated ending. Mark the stem or phrase it attaches to in one example, then rebuild that example with new vocabulary.
How to practice
- Production check: say “바쁠 텐데요.” naturally, then change one content word without changing the job -(으)ㄹ 텐데요 is doing.
- When a related pattern is listed below, compare both forms in the same situation instead of memorizing two English glosses separately.
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