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Grammar Advanced TOPIK II · Level 5–6 Advanced Korean 2 · expression

-으리라고

-으리라고: That One Will… — Quoting a Future Claim

Expression: that one will… — quoting a future claim.

Before this, make sure you know: -으리라 , -는다고①

How to form it

When Form Example
Batchim stems -으리라고 먹으리라고 / 있으리라고
Vowel / ㄹ stems -리라고 가리라고 / 하리라고 / 이기리라고

-으리라고 (-리라고) quotes a future claim — that one will….

Related to -으리라 and -으리라는, different seat: quotation 고.

Why this is hard

Three coats share 리라. Ending, noun-frame, quote. This page is the quote: said they would… / claimed they would….

What it does

이기리라고 했어요.
가리라고 다짐했어요.
돌아오리라고 믿었어요.
하리라고 약속했어요.

The claim is reported with quotation colour.

Forms

Batchim -으리라고; vowel / ㄹ -리라고.

이기다 → 이기리라고
가다 → 가리라고
하다 → 하리라고

When not to use it

Do not use it as a bare vow ending — -으리라.

Do not use it as noun framing — -으리라는.

Do not use it as café soft future — -겠다고.

Neighbours — and why they differ

FormWhy it is not this slot
-으리라Ending resolve/speculation.
-으리라는Claim as noun modifier.
-는다고General quotation.

Ask: am I quoting a will-claim? If yes, -으리라고. If ending a vow, -으리라.

If English wants said they would…, you are here.

Do not confuse it with

-으리라

I shall… / it will… — resolve, or speculation about the situation

-으리라는

the idea that one will… — naming a future claim

-는다고①

quoting what someone said — the plain reported statement

Taught alongside this

On the jabi learning path, this appears in 표현 (expression) — Advanced Korean 2, Unit 4, on the theme of expression. These come with it:

-기 일쑤이다 always ends up… — what commonly / habitually happens (-기(가) 일쑤이다) -기 짝이 없다 extremely… — so much there is no comparison 는 마당에 in a situation where… — given this awkward context -는 한이 있어도 even if it kills me… — willing to pay any cost -을 바에 given you are (doing) that — the situation of that act (often with a better alternative) -으려도 even if one tries to… — attempt that still fails or contrasts -으리라는 the idea that one will… — naming a future claim 를 막론하고 regardless of — without picking and choosing among that set -어 치우다 get it done fast — finishing off, often roughly -는다는 the… that says / that will — framing a quoted claim as a noun 이라고는 as for… (only) — singled out under emphasis, usually before scarce/negative (이라고는) -는다던가1 is that the order…? — checking what you were told to do -으래서야 how can you only now…? — challenging the late order or claim -자면2 how about… / let's say… — suggesting a course

Words used above

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-으리라고-euriragothat one will… (quoted)
-리라고-riragoafter vowel / ㄹ stems
인용inyongquotation
주장jujangclaim
결심gyeolsimresolve

Quick check

No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.

1. You are reporting their vow to win, not ending your own vow. Which line?

2. They promised to come back, and you are quoting that promise. Which line?

3. The sentence should quote a future claim with 고, not modify a noun. Which line?

Common questions

Job?

Quote or report a will/shall claim.

Vs -으리라?

-으리라 is the ending. -으리라고 adds quotation 고.

Vs -으리라는?

-으리라는 modifies nouns. This slot quotes.

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