Detailed Explanation
- The first clause indicates necessary conditions to achieve the second clause
- Equivalent to "do A so you can do B" or also "do A if you want B"
- Also can express the futility of the 2nd clause regardless of the 1st action
- i.e. "no matter A, B won't happen"
Usage
- Conversational emphasis: ~아/어야지
- Formal (reports) emphasis: ~아/어야만
- NO: propositive nor imperative forms
- NO: past tense
- Noun form: 여/이어야 and 라/이라야 can be negative: 이/가 아니어야 and 이/가 아니라야
Usage Rules
Conjugation Table
| A | Present | ~아/어야 |
|---|---|---|
| V | Present | ~아/어야 |
| N | Present | 여/이어야 |
* Note: This grammar is used in the middle of a sentence, so the 2nd clause can express the Present or a Future situation.
Sentence Examples
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고양이를 사야 슬프지 않을 것 같아요.
Buy a cat so you won't be sad.
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매일 아침에 운동해야 살 빠찔 것 같아요.
Exercise every morning so you'll lose weight.
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기차 터널에 가야 박쥐를 만날 수 있죠.
Go to the train tunnel so you can meet bats.
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저녁에 범인들을 그만 쫓아야 여자 친구를 만나고 먹여살릴 수 있어요.
Stop chasing bad guys at night so you can make a girlfriend and keep her.
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모건프리먼에게 연락해야 새로운 베트모빌을 새로 페인트 칠해요.
Call Morgan Freeman so you can get a new paint job for your Batmobile.
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맛 있는 음식과 시원한 맥주를 먹어야 스트레스가 풀릴 것 같아요.
Eat delicious food and drink cold beer so you can release your stress.
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영양에 대해 배워야 건강한 삶을 살 수 있어요.
Study nutrition so you can live a healthy life.
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좋은 습관을 만들어야 성공 한 삶을 살 수 있어요.
Create good habits so you can live a successful life.
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