-을게

Korean

Alternative forms

• ㄹ게 (-lge) — after vowel or ㄹ (l)-final stems
• 을께 (-eulkke), ㄹ께 (-lkke) — standard spelling until 1988 in South Korea, still widely in use

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯɭk͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [을께]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eulge
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eulge
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭlke
Yale Romanization?	ulqkey

Suffix

을게 • (-eulge)

1. An informal verbal suffix conveying a promise to be upheld in the future.

   Synonym: (more formal, dated in South Korea) 마 (-ma)

   며칠 내로 꼭 갚을게요. ― Myeochil nae-ro kkok gapeulge-yo. ― I swear I'll pay back in a few days.

   열심히 공부할게요. ― Yeolsimhi gongbu-halge-yo. ― I promise to study hard.

Usage notes

• 을게 (-eulge) is only used in the "intimate" speech level or 해체 (haeche), and the "polite" speech level or 해요체 (haeyoche).
• In more formal speech, 겠 (-get-) is used promissively.