-자면
-jamyeon
if one intends to; to (do something)
Attaches to verb stems to assume a certain intention or thought as a condition, meaning 'if one intends to do X' or 'to do X (properly), ...'.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Auxiliary
Meanings
- 1
A connective ending used to assume a certain intention or thought.
어떠한 의도나 생각을 가정하는 뜻을 나타내는 연결 어미.
Examples
연습을 더 하자면 더 할 수도 있어.
If I wanted to practice more, I could practice more.
오늘 일을 끝내자면 부지런히 해야겠다.
If we're going to finish today's work, we'll need to hustle.
원하는 악기를 사자면 이 돈으로는 부족해요.
If I'm going to buy the instrument I want, this money isn't enough.
요즘 공부에 열심이구나? 시험에 합격하자면 이렇게 공부하는 것도 모자라요.
You've been studying hard lately, huh? If I want to pass the exam, even this much studying isn't enough.
요즘 공부에 열심이구나?
You've been studying hard lately, huh?
시험에 합격하자면 이렇게 공부하는 것도 모자라요.
If I want to pass the exam, even this much studying isn't enough.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
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Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-자면’ mean?
2. Which form means “if one intends to; to (do something)”?