-으려야
-으려야: Try as You Might — Then the Negative
Shortened -으려고 하여야 — attempt framed, usually followed by inability or failure.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Batchim stem | -으려야 | 먹으려야 / 찾으려야 |
| Open stem | -려야 | 가려야 / 하려야 |
-으려야 is the shortened -으려고 하여야 — even if one tries to….
Gloss: no matter how you try — and why it ends in a negative. 우리말샘 -으려야 「001」: shortened -으려고 하여야. Classroom lines almost always continue into 못하다 / 안 되다 / 없다 territory.
Try — then fail
자려야 잠이 안 와요.
잊으려야 잊히지가 않아요.
말려야 말을 안 들어요.
잡으려야 잡을 수가 없어요.
고치려야 고칠 수가 없어요.Illness and frustration talk: intention is there; the result is not.
Forms
| Stem | Shape |
|---|---|
| Batchim | -으려야 |
| Open | -려야 |
Full unreduced -려고 해야 / -려고 하여야 also appears — same family.
Neighbours
| Form | Lean |
|---|---|
| -으려야 | try-to… (then typically fail) |
| -으려고 | purpose in order to |
| -어도 | even if (general) |
| -더라도 | even if (stronger concession) |
자려고 누웠어요. purpose
자려야 잠이 안 와요. try-but-can’t package
자도 잠이 안 와요. even if I sleep… (different claim)When to use it
Use -으려야 when the story is attempted intention + blocked result.
Use plain -으려고 when you only need purpose, with no “but I can’t” packaging yet.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
On the jabi learning path, this appears in 새벽에 자주 깨는 통에 잠을 못 자요 (I can't sleep because I wake up often in the early morning.) — Intermediate Korean 2, Unit 17, on the theme of disease and treatment. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. Dictionary -으려야 is…
2. Typical follow-up?
3. vs -으려고?
Common questions
Dictionary?
우리말샘 -으려야 「001」: shortened -으려고 하여야 after batchim verb stems. Open-stem -려야 is the classroom match.
Must the next clause be negative?
Curriculum gloss expects can’t / won’t work. Follow textbook lines; do not invent free positive uses.
Sleep tip?
자려야 잠이 안 와요 — try as I might to sleep, I can’t.
vs -어도?
eodo is general concession. -으려야 keeps the try-to intention visible.