Learning grammar is one of the most difficult things for Korean language learners. On this blog, we will try to help you learn Korean grammar in the quickest and easiest way possible. This blog will be helpful for those who are studying the Korean language and want to improve their grammar skills.
Today, we’ll look at how to form sentences using the grammar pattern “Verb + 기로 하다” with some example sentences.
~기로 하다 has a similar meaning to ~(으)러 and ~(으)려고 하다, and it is used with action verbs to express a person’s plan or intention. It is added at the end of a sentence or clause to indicate that someone “decided to do” an action.
When expressed in the past tense, ~기로 하다 becomes ~기로 했다.
How to conjugate " Verb + 기로 하다 " grammar pattern?
No. | Pattern | Case | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Verb + 기로 하다 | Used irrespective of whether the verb stem ends with consonant or vowel. | 먹다 - 먹기로 하다 가 - 가기로 하다 |
1. Regarding the ‘V + 기로 하다’ conjugation:
Remove ‘다’ from the basic form of the verb, then add ~기로 하다 to the verb stem.
For example, in 먹다, after removing ‘다’, you add 기로 하다 at the end.
Ex: 먹다 - 먹기로 하다
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- 오늘 도서관에 가기로 합니다.
Today I am planning to go to the library.
- 아침에 몇 시에 부산으로 출발하기로 합니까?
At what time in the morning do you intend to set off for Busan?
- 좋아하기 때문에 한국어 배우기로 해요.
I am going to study Korean because I like it.
~기로 하다 when used in the past tense can be understood with some example sentences given below.
- 오늘 도서관에 가기로 했어요.
I planned/intended to go to the library today.
- 인도 가기로 했는데 코로나 때문에 못 가거든요.
I intended to go to India but can’t go because of Corona.
- 주말에 부모님과 같이 밥 먹기로 약속했어요.
I promised to have dinner with my parents on the weekend.
Difference between ~기로 하다 and ~(으)려고 하다 !
There is a very small difference between the two grammar patterns. They can be used interchangeably in many cases, but they carry a slight nuance difference.
Both ~기로 하다 and ~(으)려고 하다 are most often used in the past tense.
V + (으)려고 했다/했어요 means “someone intended or planned to do something (but the plan may not have gone through).”
The nuance focuses on the speaker’s intention.
V + 기로 했다/했어요 also means “someone planned or decided to do something.”
The nuance focuses on having made a decision.
1) 친구들이랑 점심을 먹으려고 했어요. - I planned to eat lunch with my friends, but depending on the context, I didn’t or it got canceled.
친구들이랑 점심을 먹기로 했어요. - I planned (decided) to eat lunch with my friends.
2) 친구들이랑 점심을 먹으려고 했는데 날씨 때문에 취소가 됐어요. - I intended/planned to eat lunch with my friends, but, because of the weather, it got cancelled.
친구들이랑 점심을 먹기로 했는데 날씨 때문에 취소가 됐어요. - I had decided to eat lunch with my friends, but, because of the weather, it got cancelled.
Learning Korean can be tricky, especially when the goal of your learning is conversation. If you’ve ever attempted to speak Korean but were unable to, then hopefully you’ll find this post helpful.
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