"-을 것 같다" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Korean]

IPA: [ɯɭ kʌ̹t̚ ka̠t̚t͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 을 것 같다 [canonical], -eul geot gatda [romanization]
Etymology: 을 (-eul, irrealis attributive suffix) + 것 (geot, “thing”) + 같다 (gatda, “to look like”). Literally "it looks like a thing that [SUBJECT] will..." Etymology templates: {{ko-l|것|thing}} 것 (geot, “thing”), {{ko-l|같다|to look like}} 같다 (gatda, “to look like”) Head templates: {{ko-suffix}} 을 것 같다 • (-eul geot gatda)
  1. to feel like; to feel that; to think (expresses an assumption, guess, or supposition; also used in hyperbolic statements about one's emotional state) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ㄹ 것 같다 (-l geot gatda) (english: after vowel), ㄹ-final stems (l), 을 거 같다 (-eul geo gatda), ㄹ 거 같다 (-l geo gatda) (english: dominant form in colloquial speech)

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  "etymology_text": "을 (-eul, irrealis attributive suffix) + 것 (geot, “thing”) + 같다 (gatda, “to look like”). Literally \"it looks like a thing that [SUBJECT] will...\"",
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        {
          "english": "It seemed this tree would fall down some day.",
          "roman": "I namu-neun sseureo-jil geot gatatseumnida.",
          "text": "이 나무는 쓰러질 것 같았습니다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I think it's probably the baby who cried.",
          "roman": "Ama agi-ga ureosseul geo gata-yo.",
          "text": "아마 아기가 울었을 거 같아요.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Did you feel like you'd be in a good mood that day?",
          "roman": "Geu nar-eun gibun-i joeul geo gatasseo?",
          "text": "그 날은 기분이 좋을 거 같았어?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I've worked so hard, I feel like I'm going to keel over.",
          "roman": "Neomu ir-eul mani haeseo jugeul geo ganne.",
          "text": "너무 일을 많이 해서 죽을 거 같네.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It looks like it will rain.",
          "roman": "Bi-ga ol geot gatda.",
          "text": "비가 올 것 같다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I feel that I can take the subway to the airport, do you happen to know where the subway is?",
          "roman": "Gonghang-kkaji jihacheor-eul tamyeon doel geot gateunde hoksi jihacheor-i eodi inneunji aseyo?",
          "text": "공항까지 지하철을 타면 될 것 같은데 혹시 지하철이 어디 있는지 아세요?",
          "type": "example"
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        "to feel like; to feel that; to think (expresses an assumption, guess, or supposition; also used in hyperbolic statements about one's emotional state)"
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          "english": "after vowel",
          "roman": "-l geot gatda",
          "word": "ㄹ 것 같다"
        },
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          "roman": "l",
          "word": "ㄹ-final stems"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-eul geo gatda",
          "word": "을 거 같다"
        },
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          "english": "dominant form in colloquial speech",
          "roman": "-l geo gatda",
          "word": "ㄹ 거 같다"
        }
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          "english": "It seemed this tree would fall down some day.",
          "roman": "I namu-neun sseureo-jil geot gatatseumnida.",
          "text": "이 나무는 쓰러질 것 같았습니다.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I think it's probably the baby who cried.",
          "roman": "Ama agi-ga ureosseul geo gata-yo.",
          "text": "아마 아기가 울었을 거 같아요.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Did you feel like you'd be in a good mood that day?",
          "roman": "Geu nar-eun gibun-i joeul geo gatasseo?",
          "text": "그 날은 기분이 좋을 거 같았어?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I've worked so hard, I feel like I'm going to keel over.",
          "roman": "Neomu ir-eul mani haeseo jugeul geo ganne.",
          "text": "너무 일을 많이 해서 죽을 거 같네.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It looks like it will rain.",
          "roman": "Bi-ga ol geot gatda.",
          "text": "비가 올 것 같다.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I feel that I can take the subway to the airport, do you happen to know where the subway is?",
          "roman": "Gonghang-kkaji jihacheor-eul tamyeon doel geot gateunde hoksi jihacheor-i eodi inneunji aseyo?",
          "text": "공항까지 지하철을 타면 될 것 같은데 혹시 지하철이 어디 있는지 아세요?",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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          "think",
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          "assumption",
          "assumption"
        ],
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
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          "supposition",
          "supposition"
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          "hyperbolic"
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      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
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      "other": "[을걷갇따]"
    }
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    {
      "english": "after vowel",
      "roman": "-l geot gatda",
      "word": "ㄹ 것 같다"
    },
    {
      "roman": "l",
      "word": "ㄹ-final stems"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-eul geo gatda",
      "word": "을 거 같다"
    },
    {
      "english": "dominant form in colloquial speech",
      "roman": "-l geo gatda",
      "word": "ㄹ 거 같다"
    }
  ],
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}

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