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LEVEL 5 LESSON 23

In Level 5 Lesson 4, we introduced the structure -나 보다 for action verbs, and in Level 5 Lesson

8, we explained how -(으)려고 하다 is used. When you combine those two structures together,

you get -(으)려고 하나 보다.

And this can be made even shorter:

-(으)려고 하나 보다 → -(으)려나 보다

Meaning:

-(으)려나 보다 is a way of expressing your assumption about a future action that you “assume”

someone is going to take or something that you “assume” will happen. For a similar meaning,

you can use -(으)ㄹ 것 같다, but -(으)ㄹ 것 같다 generally has a stronger meaning than -(으)려나

보다, and you sound more certain of your statement when you use -(으)ㄹ 것 같다.

When you are making an assumptive statement based on what you saw, the reason that -(으)려

나 보다 has a weaker meaning than -(으)ㄹ 것 같다 is that you are talking about what you see

as someone else’s intention for doing something.

Construction:

Verb stems ending with a vowel + -려나 보다

Verb stems ending with a last consonant + -으려나 보다

Examples:

1. 닫다 [dat-da] = to close

닫 + -으려나 보다 = 닫으려나 보다

→ 닫으려나 봐요. [da-deu-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] = I guess they are going to close it. / It looks like

they want to close it.

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* 닫을 것 같아요. [da-deul geot ga-ta-yo.] = I think they will close it.

2. 걸어가다 [geo-reo-ga-da] = to walk somewhere

걸어가 + -려나 보다 = 걸어가려나 보다

→ 걸어가려나 봐요. [geo-reo-ga-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] = It looks like he is going to walk there.

* 걸어갈 것 같아요. [geo-reo gal geot ga-ta-yo.] = I think he will walk there.

** Note that you cannot use -(으)려나 보다 for descriptive verbs, since you can’t have an inten -

tion for “being” in a state. You can talk about “becoming + adjective” or about your effort for

getting in a certain state, but not for generally describing a state that you ARE definitely in.

Sample sentences

1. 카페 문을 닫으려나 봐요.

[ka-pe mu-neul da-deu-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] [Original verb: 닫다 = to close]

= It looks like they are going to close the cafe.

2. 지금 시작하려나 봐요.

[ji-geum si-ja-ka-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] [Original verb: 시작하다 = to start]

= It looks like they are going to start now.

3. 다 같이 들어오려나 봐요.

[da ga-chi deu-reo-o-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] [Original verb: 들어오다 = to come in]

= I guess they are all going to come in together.

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LEVEL 5 LESSON 23

4. 가족하고 여행을 가려나 봐요.

[ga-jo-ka-go yeo-haeng-eul ga-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] [Original verb: 가다 = to go]

= It looks like she’s planning to go on a trip with her family.

5. 내일도 날씨가 추우려나 봐요.

[nae-il-do nal-ssi-ga chu-u-ryeo-na bwa-yo.] [Original verb: 춥다 = to be cold]

= It looks like the weather is going to be cold again tomorrow.

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