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-을래
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-을래-
Korean
Alternative forms
ko -ㄹ래 after vowel or ko ㄹ-final stems
Etymology
Short for ko -을라 해 (-eulla hae), nonstandard form of Standard Korean ko -으려 해 "[one] tries to do; [one] plans to do". The first element is from ko okm - okm -오〮리〮라〮, and the second is simply the infinitive of ko 하다.2022 ko:신현규 101-136 ko '-려고/ㄹ라고'와 ‘{ᄒᆞ/야}X’의 융합 분석 40 ko 어문논총
Pronunciation
Suffix
suffix
In the intimate speech level, or with ko -요 in the polite speech level, a desiderative suffix marking the subject's intention about the future:
Used to declare the intention of the speaker.
ko 이제 그만할래. I'm gonna quit. / That’s enough.
ko 저녁 안 먹을래-요. I'm not going to have dinner.
Used to ask about the intention of the listener.
ko 라면 먹고 갈래? Do you want to Netflix and chill? Do you want to have ramen at my place?
Used to give a very polite request.
ko 이 문제 풀어-볼래? Do you want to try solving this problem? by a tutor to a student
Usage notes
ko -을래 causes stem-final ko ㄹ 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 ko -을래-.
References
ko inflectional suffixes