을/를 바라다
eul/reul barada
Grammar · 1 sense
to hope, to wish
Examples
여러분의 성공을 기원하며 행복한 미래를 가지시길 바랍니다.
I hope for your success and wish you a happy future.
모두가 안전하게 돌아오시길 바랍니다.
I hope everyone returns safely.
모두의 행복을 바랍니다.
I hope for everyone's happiness.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is especially common in formal announcements, speeches, written messages, and ceremonial or customer-facing language. The form 바랍니다 often appears in polite closing wishes, while casual conversation more often uses other expressions.
What learners get wrong
With a noun, use 을/를 바라다, but a verb clause normally uses -기를 바라다. Also, 바라다 is “to hope or wish,” whereas 바래다 usually means “to fade” or “to see someone off.”
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