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TOPIK I · LEVEL 2

-는 게 좋겠다

-는 게 좋겠다 gives soft advice or a suggestion: 'it would be better to …'.

능력·허락·의무Can, may & must

Han: Choose one ending style: 좋겠습니다 (formal) or 좋겠어요 (polite) — not both.

Examples

열이 있으면 집에서 쉬는 게 좋겠어요.If you have a fever, it would be better to rest at home.
비가 오니까 우산을 가져가는 게 좋겠어요.It's raining, so you'd better take an umbrella.
밤에는 커피를 마시지 않는 게 좋겠어요.It would be better not to drink coffee at night.

Don’t mix up

-는 게 좋겠다vs-는 게 낫다-는 게 낫다 compares options ('A is better than B'); -는 게 좋겠다 is a general piece of advice.

How to build it

V+는 게 좋겠다

쉬다 → 쉬는 게 좋겠어요

  1. 게 is the spoken form of 것이.
  2. Negative advice: -지 않는 게 좋겠다 'better not to'.

Classic mistake

Wrong: 일찍 자는 게 좋겠습니다요.

Right: 일찍 자는 게 좋겠어요.

Choose one ending style: 좋겠습니다 (formal) or 좋겠어요 (polite) — not both.

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