What does 해볼게 mean?

Real-world examples

• ⭕

  내가 그 일 해볼게.

  nae-ga geu il hae-bol-ge., nae ga geu il hae bol ge.

  ‘해볼게’ clearly expresses the speaker’s intention to try.

• ❌

  너가 해볼게 할래?

  neo-ga hae-bol-ge hal-rae?, neo ga hae bol ge hal rae?

  ‘해볼게’ is used by the speaker for their own intention, not to ask someone else.

• ⭕

  내가 해볼게, 걱정하지 마.

  nae-ga hae-bol-ge, geok-jeong-ha-ji ma., nae ga hae bol ge, geok jeong ha ji ma.

  Natural sentence expressing intention and reassurance.

• ⭕

  해볼게요, 잘 부탁드립니다.

  hae-bol-ge-yo, jal bu-tak-deu-rip-ni-da., hae bol ge yo, jal bu tak deu rip ni da.

  Polite form ‘-요’ makes it suitable for formal contexts.

• ❌

  해볼게 하지 마.

  hae-bol-ge ha-ji ma., hae bol ge ha ji ma.

  ‘해볼게’ expresses intention and cannot be used in a negative command.

1. What does ‘해볼게’ mean?

   ‘해볼게’는 어떤 뜻인가요?(‘hae-bol-ge’neuneo-tteontteus-in-ga-yo?, ‘haebolge’neuneotteontteusingayo?)
   • 내가 시도하겠다(nae-gasi-do-ha-gess-da, naegasidohagessda)
   • 상대가 시도하겠다(sang-dae-gasi-do-ha-gess-da, sangdaegasidohagessda)
   • 하지 말라는 뜻(ha-jimal-ra-neuntteus, hajimalraneuntteus)
   • 이미 완료했다(i-miwan-ryo-haess-da, imiwanryohaessda)

2. Which sentence cannot correctly use ‘해볼게’?

   ‘해볼게’를 쓸 수 없는 문장은?(‘hae-bol-ge’reulsseulsueop-neunmun-jang-eun?, ‘haebolge’reulsseulsueopneunmunjangeun?)
   • 내가 해볼게.(nae-gahae-bol-ge., naegahaebolge.)
   • 해볼게요.(hae-bol-ge-yo., haebolgeyo.)
   • 너가 해볼게?(neo-gahae-bol-ge?, neogahaebolge?)
   • 내가 해볼게, 걱정 마.(nae-gahae-bol-ge,geok-jeongma., naegahaebolge,geokjeongma.)

3. What does the ending ‘-ㄹ게’ in ‘해볼게’ indicate?

   ‘해볼게’의 어미 ‘-ㄹ게’는 어떤 의미인가요?(‘hae-bol-ge’uieo-mi‘-ㄹge’neuneo-tteonui-mi-in-ga-yo?, ‘haebolge’uieomi‘ㄹge’neuneotteonuimiingayo?)
   • 의지 표현(ui-jipyo-hyeon, uijipyohyeon)
   • 과거 시제(gwa-geosi-je, gwageosije)
   • 명령문(myeong-ryeong-mun, myeongryeongmun)
   • 추측(chu-cheuk, chucheuk)