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오늘부터 운동해야지 — Starting today, I'll work out — resolutions, excuses and cheering
오늘부터 운동해야지 — Starting today, I'll work out — resolutions, excuses and cheering. Lesson 9 of Level 4B in the Haeyo Korean regular course.
What you will be able to do
- Make a promise to yourself, advise someone, or tell someone off about the past with -아/어야지(요) and -았/었어야지(요): 오늘부터 운동해야지. · 달리기 전에 몸을 풀어야지요. · 어젯밤에 일찍 잤어야지!
- Explain that something sudden and unexpected caused a (usually bad) result with -는 바람에 — and tell it apart from -는 탓에, -는 통에 and -느라고: 늦잠을 자는 바람에 못 뛰었어요. · 갑자기 비가 오는 바람에 시합이 늦게 시작됐어요.
- Say that something is pointless, or that you're sure of the result without even checking, with -(으)나 마나: 이 우산은 너무 작아서 쓰나 마나예요. · 보나 마나 마크 씨 팀이 이길 거예요.
- Cheer and give plain-style orders with -아/어라 and -지 마라, and recognise the whole plain style (해라체) in children's talk, proverbs, cheers and exam instructions: 끝까지 달려라! · 포기하지 마라! · 아는 길도 물어 가라. · 알맞은 것을 고르시오.
Grammar in this lesson
- A/V-아/어야지(요) · -았/었어야지(요) — I must … · you ought to … · you should have … — resolutions, advice and blame
- V-는 바람에 — because (something sudden) happened — and it messed things up
- V-(으)나 마나 — no point (doing it) · sure without even (looking) — giving up, or being certain
- V-아/어라 · V-지 마라 · 해라체 — Run! · Don't …! — plain-style orders and cheers, and the plain style (해라체) all together