겠

겠 U+ACA0, 겠 HANGUL SYLLABLE GESS Composition: ㄱ + ㅔ + ㅆ Dubeolsik input: r-p-T ← 겟 [U+AC9F] Hangul Syllables 겡 → [U+ACA1]

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ke̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [겓]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	get
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gess
McCune–Reischauer?	ket
Yale Romanization?	keyss

Etymology 1

게겍겎겏겐겑겒 겓겔겕겖겗겘겙 겚겛겜겝겞겟겠 겡겢겣겤겥겦겧
거 ←	→ 겨

Syllable

겠 • (get)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅔ, and ㅆ.

Etymology 2

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Suffix

—겠 • (-get) After 이다, verb, adjective, 으시, or 었 and before another suffix.

1. (indicating intention) will; intend

   집에 가겠어요.

   Jibe gagesseoyo.

   [I] intend to go home.

   그러는 게 좋겠군요.

   Geureoneun ge joketgunyo.

   I think I should.

2. (indicating supposition) I suppose; probably

   비가 오겠어요.

   Biga ogesseoyo.

   It will probably rain.

   비가 벌써 왔겠어요.

   Biga beolsseo watgesseoyo.

   I suppose it already rained.

   여러분 중 일부는 알고 있겠지만...

   Yeoreobun jung ilbuneun algo itgetjiman...

   As some of you may know,

3. An ending of a word referring to a possibility or ability.
4. An ending of a word referring to an attitude of speaking indirectly.
5. An ending of a word that conveys the meaning, "if one considers or examines something, it will become a certain way."

See also

• 거예요 (geoyeyo) (expresses intentions, future and probability)

References

• National Institute of Korean Language(CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

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