What does 모레 mean?

Real-world examples

• ⭕

  모레 친구하고 영화 보러 갈 거예요.

  mo-re chin-gu-ha-go yeong-hwa bo-reo gal geo-ye-yo., mo re chin gu ha go yeong hwa bo reo gal geo ye yo.

  모레 correctly indicates two days from today, making the sentence clear.

• ⭕

  모레는 비가 올 거예요.

  mo-re-neun bi-ga ol geo-ye-yo., mo re neun bi ga ol geo ye yo.

  Using 모레 specifies the forecast for the day after tomorrow.

• ❌

  모레 어제 만나자.

  mo-re eo-je man-na-ja., mo re eo je man na ja.

  모레 refers to future, so it cannot be combined with past 'yesterday'.

• ⭕

  모레 학교에 갈 거야.

  mo-re hak-gyo-e gal geo-ya., mo re hak gyo e gal geo ya.

  모레 correctly indicates a future day two days from today.

• ❌

  모레가 내일이다.

  mo-re-ga nae-il-i-da., mo re ga nae il i da.

  모레 cannot be the same as tomorrow.

1. What day does 모레 refer to?

   모레가 의미하는 날은 언제인가요?(mo-re-gaui-mi-ha-neunnal-euneon-je-in-ga-yo?, moregauimihaneunnaleuneonjeingayo?)
   • 오늘(o-neul, oneul)
   • 내일(nae-il, naeil)
   • 모레(mo-re, more)
   • 어제(eo-je, eoje)

2. Which sentence uses 모레 correctly?

   다음 중 모레를 올바르게 사용한 문장은?(da-eumjungmo-re-reulol-ba-reu-gesa-yong-hanmun-jang-eun?, daeumjungmorereulolbareugesayonghanmunjangeun?)
   • 모레 어제 만났어요.(mo-reeo-jeman-nass-eo-yo., moreeojemannasseoyo.)
   • 모레 친구를 만날 거예요.(mo-rechin-gu-reulman-nalgeo-ye-yo., morechingureulmannalgeoyeyo.)
   • 모레는 어제입니다.(mo-re-neuneo-je-ip-ni-da., moreneuneojeipnida.)
   • 모레 오늘입니다.(mo-reo-neul-ip-ni-da., moreoneulipnida.)

3. What kind of time expression is 모레?

   모레는 어떤 시간 표현인가요?(mo-re-neuneo-tteonsi-ganpyo-hyeon-in-ga-yo?, moreneuneotteonsiganpyohyeoningayo?)
   • 과거(gwa-geo, gwageo)
   • 현재(hyeon-jae, hyeonjae)
   • 미래(mi-rae, mirae)
   • 과거와 미래 둘 다(gwa-geo-wami-raedulda, gwageowamiraedulda)