TOPIK II · LEVEL 3
-기 바라다
-기(를) 바라다 expresses a hope or wish, often for someone else: 'I hope (that you) …'.
감정·희망Feelings, hopes & regretsHan: The standard form of 바라다 is 바라요, not the common misspelling 바래요.
Examples
공연 중에는 휴대폰을 꺼 주시기 바랍니다.Please turn off your phones during the performance.
항상 건강하시기 바라요.I wish you good health always.
시험에 꼭 합격하기를 바랍니다.I hope you pass the exam.
Don’t mix up
-기 바라다vs-았/었으면 좋겠다-았/었으면 좋겠다 is an everyday 'I wish'; -기 바라다 sounds more formal, typical of wishes in writing and announcements.How to build it
V/A+기(를) 바라다
합격하다 → 합격하기를 바랍니다, 건강하다 → 건강하기를 바라요
- Common in wishes, letters and announcements: 즐거운 시간 보내시기 바랍니다.
- In formal notices it works as a polite request: 조용히 해 주시기 바랍니다.
Classic mistake
Wrong: 행복하길 바래요.
Right: 행복하길 바라요.
The standard form of 바라다 is 바라요, not the common misspelling 바래요.
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All TOPIK grammar- -(으)ㄹ 걸 그랬다-(으)ㄹ 걸 그랬다 expresses regret: 'I should have done …' (but didn't).
- -(으)면 좋겠다Expresses a wish or hope: 'it would be nice if…, I hope…'. With -아/어 주시면 좋겠다 it also makes a soft, polite request.
- -더니-더니 links something the speaker saw in the past with what happened next — a change, a result or a contrast.
- -(으)ㅁ-(으)ㅁ turns a verb or adjective into a noun; it is used in notes, notices, memos and written records.
- -(으)며-(으)며 is a formal, written 'and' (listing) or 'while' (two actions at once).
- -(이)야-(이)야 emphasizes a topic as obvious or as the only one meant: 'as for N, of course …'.
- -(으)ㄹ 겸-(으)ㄹ 겸 gives one of two or more purposes for a single action: 'partly to …, and also to …'.
- -(으)ㄴ 채(로)-(으)ㄴ 채(로) means doing something while a previous state is still kept: 'with … still on / still …ing'.
- -(으)ㄴ 결과Presents what came out of a completed action or process: 'as a result of doing A, B'. Formal; common in reports, news and essays.