r/Korean • • 2h ago

need help with -으니까/-니까, -아서/-어서/-여서 and -는데/-ㄴ데/-은데

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Hi everyone! I'm currently at Yonsei KLI in Level 1 and we just learned the different ways to give a reason to a statement/statement but i cant seem to understand in which situations i should use which of the three options. I know i cant use 아서/어서/여서 for suggestions or demands with f.e -십시오.

Whenever my classmate and i asked our teacher, she always said that it has to do with how much background/context the listener already knows, but it just confuses me and i cant get my mind around it. I even asked my situationship who is fully korean if he could explain it but he just said that "i just know it". 🥲

Im aware that in casual conversation it might not matter which one you use but i need to know the difference and be able to use them correctly for my finals. Please if someone can help i'd greatly appreciate it!


r/Korean • • 14h ago

When does 이다/아니다 + 겠다 sound natural?

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I’m curious about when it sounds natural to use 이다/아니다 with 겠다. For example, when making a guess:

- 그건 여권이 아니겠어요 instead of 그건 여권이 아닐 거예요

- 그 사람이 의사(이)겠어요 instead of 그 사람이 의사일 거예요

I don’t see 이다 used this way, so I’m wondering in what kinds of situations this combination would actually sound natural.