-(으)ㄹ지(도)
(eu)lji(do)
Grammar · 1 sense
Vague doubt
Examples
내일 있을 중요한 시험을 잘 볼 수 있을지 걱정이 되어 잠을 설쳤다.
I was worried about the important exam tomorrow and couldn't sleep.
When you'd hear it
This is common in both conversation and writing, especially after verbs such as 걱정하다, 궁금하다, and 모르다. Learners often encounter it in polite speech, personal reflections, and workplace or academic contexts when someone is uncertain about a future event.
What learners get wrong
Unlike -(으)ㄹ까, which often presents an open question or suggestion, -(으)ㄹ지 commonly appears inside a larger sentence such as -(으)ㄹ지 걱정이다 or -(으)ㄹ지 모르다. 도 is optional in some expressions, so it should not automatically be translated as a separate “also” or “too.”
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