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-(으)면

-(으)면 = if / when

The main conditional ending.

📊 Conditional -(으)면
Stem ends in Ending Meaning
vowel -면 가면
consonant -으면 먹으면
use if / when general condition
💬 Examples
비가 오면 안 가요.
biga omyeon an gayo.
If it rains, (I) won't go.
📝 -면 = if
시간이 있으면 만나요.
sigan-i isseumyeon mannayo.
If (you) have time, let's meet.
📝 으면 after a consonant
It covers both 'if' and 'when'

Context decides.

💬 Examples
봄이 되면 꽃이 펴요.
bom-i doemyeon kkoch-i pyeoyo.
When spring comes, flowers bloom.
📝 -면 = when (general truth)
도착하면 전화하세요.
dochakamyeon jeonhwahaseyo.
Call me when you arrive.
📝 -면 = when / once
-(으)면 좋겠다 = 'I wish / hope'

A common wish construction.

💬 Examples
비가 안 오면 좋겠어요.
biga an omyeon jokesseoyo.
I hope it doesn't rain.
📝 -면 좋겠다 = I wish / hope
빨리 끝나면 좋겠어요.
ppalli kkeunnamyeon jokesseoyo.
I hope it ends soon.
📝 Wish / hope