V+(으)ㄹ꼬

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Asking opinion Wondering Usage

Asking opinion

Ask for the listener's or one's own preference, thought or opinion.

Example

영희야, 너는 무슨 노래를 부를꼬?

Young-hee, what song are you going to sing?
우리 언제 떠날꼬?

When are we leaving?
방이 왜 이리 좁을꼬?

Why is this room so small?

Related to

V+(으)ㄹ까 (Asking opinion)

Wondering

I wonder

Wondering to oneself, expressing conjecture or speculation.

Example

이제 나는 무엇을 하여 먹고살꼬?

What am I going to do to make a living now?
집도 없이 나는 어디로 갈꼬?

With no home, where am I supposed to go?
그이는 어디로 갔을꼬?

I wonder where he went?

Related to

V+(으)ㄹ까 (Wondering)

Usage

This carries two of the same meanings as V+(으)ㄹ까, except it is generally used with question words like "who", "what", "when", "where", "why", or "how", and not used for yes-or-no questions. For this reason it does not share the meaning of a suggestion, which is a yes-or-no question. ㄹ꼬 additionally carries a more solemn or austere tone than ㄹ까.

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