jabi-을 것
-을 것: Rules and Notices — Written Commands
Written / posted command — ends a rule or notice with 'do X' force, built from modifier -(으)ㄹ + bound noun 것.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Stem ends in a consonant (not ㄹ) | -을 것 | 먹다 → 먹을 것 |
| Stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ | -ㄹ 것 | 하다 → 할 것 / 만들다 → 만들 것 |
-을 것 is how Korean often ends a rule on a wall.
세종 초급2’s school-life unit title uses 할 것 — do (this) as regulation language, not a soft guess.
우리말샘’s bound noun 것 includes a sense used in the -ㄹ/을 것 pattern to close a sentence as a command.
밤 10시 이후로는 조용히 할 것.
After 10 p.m., keep quiet. (notice style)
신발을 벗을 것.
Remove your shoes.Forms
| Stem | Shape | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Consonant (not ㄹ) | -을 것 | 먹을 것 |
| Vowel / ㄹ | -ㄹ 것 | 할 것, 만들 것 |
Not -을 것 같다
| Pattern | Job |
|---|---|
| -을 것 (this page) | Posted / written command |
| -을 것 같다 | Hedge — it seems / I think |
*조용히 할 것 같아요 is a soft impression, not a dorm rule. Spelling overlap is the trap.
Not face-to-face -으세요
| Channel | Prefer |
|---|---|
| Sign, handbook, rule list | -을 것 |
| Person in front of you | -으세요 |
Reading every Korean command as -을 것 makes you sound like a laminated poster.
Practice rule
See 할 것 on a notice → regulation voice. Hear a person ask you to do something → reach for speech-level endings, not the wall template.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
In the Sejong course this appears in 밤 10시 이후로는 조용히 할 것 — Sejong Korean 2, Unit 10, on the theme of 학교생활. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. What is -을 것 doing on a dorm notice?
2. How does this differ from -을 것 같다?
3. You are speaking face-to-face politely. What fits better than a notice ending?
Common questions
Is this the same as -을 것이다 for future?
Do not collapse them. This lesson is the notice/command closing with 것. Future/prospect patterns with 것이다 are a different textbook job — keep them separate from dorm-rule 할 것.
Why not always use -으세요?
[[g:euseyo]] addresses a listener. Signs and house rules often use -을 것 as impersonal regulation language. Same force, different channel.
Does -을 것 need 요?
Posted rules usually end on 것 with no 요. Everyday chat with a person still wants a speech-level ending, not a notice template.
How is this different from 합니다체?
[[g:hamnida-che]] is a polite speech level for sentences. -을 것 is a fixed notice closing. Formal speech and rule-posting style can co-occur in school life, but they are not the same ending.