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A/V-(으)ㄹ 테니까 — I'll … so (you) … · it will probably … so … — sharing the jobs and giving advice
I'll … so (you) … · it will probably … so … — sharing the jobs and giving advice. Korean grammar for upper beginner learners — Level 2B, lesson 6: 설날에는 떡국을 먹어요 (On New Year's Day we eat rice-cake soup — holidays and housework).
What it means
-(으)ㄹ 테니까 joins two sentences. The first half is what I will do, or what I think will (probably) happen; the second half is a request, an offer or a suggestion that follows from it. After a 받침 add 을 테니까 (먹을 테니까, 찾을 테니까); after a vowel or ㄹ add ㄹ 테니까 (할 테니까, 부칠 테니까; ㄹ verbs keep their ㄹ: 만들 테니까). ㄷ, ㅂ and ㅅ words change before 으: 듣다 → 들을 테니까, 춥다 → 추울 테니까, 낫다 → 나을 테니까. With 제가 it is a promise: 제가 설거지를 할 테니까 좀 쉬세요 (I'll do the washing-up, so you have a rest). With anyone or anything else it is a guess: 길이 막힐 테니까 일찍 출발하세요 (the roads will probably be jammed, so leave early). Compare -(으)니까 (Lesson 2A-5): 길이 막히니까 … means you know it is jammed; 길이 막힐 테니까 … is your guess. For a guess about the past, add -았/었-: 어제 많이 바빴을 테니까 오늘은 푹 쉬세요. The second half is not a plain statement about yourself — it asks, offers or suggests.
Forms
| Pattern | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -을 테니까 | 받침 O | 먹다 + 을 테니까 → 먹을 테니까 |
| -ㄹ 테니까 | 받침 X · ㄹ | 하다 + ㄹ 테니까 → 할 테니까 |
Key points
- A/V-(으)ㄹ 테니까 = (since) I will … / (since) it will probably …, so …: 받침 → 을 테니까 (먹을 테니까) · no 받침 or ㄹ → ㄹ 테니까 (할 테니까 · 만들 테니까)
- With 제가 it is a promise; with other people or things it is a guess. The second half is usually a request or a suggestion: -(으)세요 · -아/어 주세요 · -아/어요.
Examples
- 먹다 → 먹을 테니까. 찾다 → 찾을 테니까. 춥다 → 추울 테니까.
- 하다 → 할 테니까. 부치다 → 부칠 테니까. 만들다 → 만들 테니까.
- 제가 전을 부칠 테니까 할머니는 좀 쉬세요.
- 길이 막힐 테니까 지하철을 타세요.
- 어제 많이 바빴을 테니까 오늘은 푹 쉬세요.
Where university textbooks teach it
This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 2B, lesson 16; Yonsei University Korean 2-2, lesson 20; Sogang University Korean 3A, lesson 4; Ewha Womans University Korean 2-2, lesson 12; Ewha Womans University Korean 3-2, lesson 14; Hanyang University Korean 3-2, lesson 9; Hanyang University Korean 3-2, lesson 10.
Also in this lesson
- V-아/어 놓다 — do … in advance and leave it ready · leave something that way
- N 대신 · V-는 대신(에) — instead of … · in return — swapping one thing or one job for another
- V-(으)ㄹ까 하다 — I'm thinking of … — plans that are not fixed yet