Front | 컴퓨터를 사려고 돈을 모아요 |
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Back | I'm saving my money up to buy a computer |
Notes | -(으)려(고) is a verb ending expressing the subject's intentions or plans. Its basic meaning corresponds to '(in order) to', 'so that', or 'with the intention of'. -려(고) is used after verb stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ, whereas -으려(고) comes after consonants. In its initial form, -(으)려(고) is used as a clause connective or as a sentence ending. The pattern also occurs as a part of the -(으)려(고) 하- structure expressing future intentions or plans. The -고 part is optional. There are several usages of -(으)려 (with -고 omitted) in which it is followed by other principles, like -(으)면 or -(으)니까. |
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