ㄹ게요

lgeyo

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Also spelled lge

Polite 'I'll do it' promise

Commits you to doing something, politely and with the listener in mind: I'll go and clean it, I'll prepare the next course for you, I'll do it, Grandma, I'll try my best, we're heading out now. In these lines the person being addressed is usually named right after the ending, tacked on at the end. It is a promise rather than a prediction, so it needs someone there to hear it. Drop the 요 for the casual ㄹ게.

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