ㄹ지 말다

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whether to do it or not

-(으)ㄹ지 말지 pairs a verb with 말다 'not do it' to name both options, and it almost always sits in front of 고민하다 'agonise over', 결정하다 'decide' or 모르다 'not know': 직장을 옮길지 말지 그런 걸 많이 고민하고 있는데요 'I've been agonising over whether to change jobs', 28번을 제외할지 말지 'whether or not to take number 28 out'. It names a decision still being weighed up.

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