기로 하다

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Make a promise with another person or oneself Usage

Make a promise with another person or oneself

To decide to do, promise to do

Used to make a promise with another person or oneself.

Example

건강 때문에 올해부터 담배를 끊기로 했어요.

I made the decision to stop smoking for my health from this year.
우리는 3년 후에 결혼하기로 했습니다.

We've decided to get married three years from now.

Some of the pattern(s) used in this grammar

-(으)로

V+기

Usage

While 기로 하다 is mainly used in the past tense form, it is sometimes used in its present tense form. In such cases, it refers to the speaker and listener making a promise to do something.

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