Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 4 - Intermediate Korean #1 (Lessons 91 to 120) ᚛ Lesson 113 - Conditional intention in Korean [-(으)려면]
Conditional intention in Korean [-(으)려면]
It is possible to combine the purpose structure -(으)려고 with the conditional structure -(으)면 to obtain -(으)려면. Literally, we could translate it as "if the goal is to…" or "if the intention is to…". Sentences using -(으)려면 are generally pieces of advice given to someone.
"If the goal is to" in Korean
The -(으)려면 form is used in the following manner:
[Purpose: … Stem](으)려면 [Advice]
한국어를 잘하려면 열심히 공부해야 해요.
→ If you intend to speak Korean well, you have to study hard.
주문하시려면 이 버튼을 눌러 주십시오.
→ If you wish to order, please press this button.
10시 기차를 타려면 서두르세요.
→ If you intend to take the 10 o'clock train, hurry up.
서울역에 가려면 어느 쪽으로 가야 하나요?
→ If I want to get to Seoul Station, which way should I go?
단어의 여러가지 뜻을 찾으려면 사전에서 검색해 봐.
→ If you want to find the various meanings of a word, try looking it up in the dictionary.
Differences between -(으)려면 and -고 싶으면
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Summary table of structure
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Exercises
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