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하지 않을까" means "Shouldn't we?"
Dec 16, 2012 8:05 AM
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It's somewhat vague to judge from the given sentence. "하지 않을까" is generally used in these ways: 1. -하지 않을까(요)? is used to ask st or seek sb's agree. (=Shouldn't we ~?) i.e. Shouldn't we call Jae-suk to tell him we're on the way? 우리가 가는 중이라고 재석이에게 연락을 해야 하지 않을까(요)? 2. When -하지 않을까 is used with the objective phase or st, it implies that speaker is currently considering it seriously. i.e. The news from South Korea’s Central Bank sparked fears that other Asian central banks could follow suit. 한국 중앙 은행의 이번 발표는 아시아 지역의 다른 중앙 은행들이 유사한 조치를 취하지 않을까 하는 우려를 자아냈다. 3. In spoken language, "-지 않을까" is often used to guess st roughly or hope st indecisively. i.e. 이번에는 그 사람이 오지 않을까.
December 17, 2012
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