ㄹ걸 and 듯 Meanings and Usage
I’ve been under the impression that these two sentence endings can be used similarly?
듯 meaning likely, as though, like ??
ㄹ걸 suggesting a feeling about an outcome/predicting an outcome/probability ??
1. 지금 누우면 잠들어버릴걸
2. 지금 누우면 잠들어버릴듯
The nuances are different right?
1 is stating that if they lay down right now that they’ll PROBABLY fall asleep?
2 is saying it feels as though if they were to lay down right now then it’s likely that they’ll fall asleep?
Please feel free to use other examples to help better my understanding.
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Answers · 3
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Hmmm profound .... +_+ lol thinking and thinking
Now I'm writing about it haha
In the same situation you dont need to think about the difference between both meanings of the expressions cuz it seems ALMOST same for me and it could be different from how much they are saying it for sure, depending on the speaker's INTONATION(tone)
(**for me, i usually use 걸 for guessing and 듯 sometimes for guessing or 80% or over prediction that i believe. Just take it as a reference :) maybe everone would feel different )
But there is a different uses of -걸
When lying to someone, we usually use -걸 expression
Giving examples for all cases,
1. The same situation, almost same meaning
지금 먹으면 살찔걸
지금 먹으면 살찔듯
2. When i lie to you
You say : 내 사과 어딨어?
I say : 개가 먹었을걸? (Whistling, avoiding looking at you and looking around cuz I ATE IT!!!!!)
3. Plus based on my opinion
You say: (thinking in your mind) 사과 껍질이 저 자식 이빨에 껴있는 거 보니 저 자식이 먹을듯...+_+
And you are gonna grasp a bat lol
I hope it is helpful for u haha
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