죽여버릴 거야
jugyeobeoril geoya
In Korean, the phrase "I will kill you" is expressed as 죽여버릴 거야 (jugyeobeoril geoya).
This phrase is a threat used to express extreme anger or a desire to harm someone. The use of the auxiliary verb component in the default form emphasizes the finality and emotional weight of the action, often making the threat sound more intense or spiteful than a simple statement of intent.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 죽여버릴 거야 is composed of the verb 죽이다 (to kill), the auxiliary verb -어 버리다 (to do something completely or to get it over with) and the future tense ending -ㄹ 거야 (will).
How does it change in a sentence?
To transition from the informal to the polite style, add 요 to the end to form 죽여버릴 거예요.
How do you pronounce it?
jugyeobeoril geoya
Did you know?
- Korean has a specific linguistic phenomenon where adding -어 버리다 to a verb can express a sense of relief or satisfaction that a task is finally finished, even when paired with a violent verb.
- The verb 죽이다 used in the phrase is actually a causative version of the verb 'to die'.
- In many Korean action films, a character might say this phrase while laughing, using the intense emotion of the words to highlight a character's descent into madness.
Examples in context
- 진짜 죽여버릴 거야.jinjja jugyeobeoril geoya.I'm really going to kill you.
- 한 번만 더 그러면 죽여버릴 거야.han beonman deo geureomyeon jugyeobeoril geoya.If you do that one more time, I will kill you.
- 너를 정말 죽여버릴 거야.neoreul jeongmal jugyeobeoril geoya.I will truly kill you.
Example conversation
Ji-eun discovers that Hyeon-woo accidentally deleted her important file.
- 지은 Ji-eun내 파일 다 지웠어? 진짜 죽여버릴 거야!nae pa-il da ji-wot-eo? jin-jja jug-yeo-beo-ril geo-ya!You deleted all my files? I'm really going to kill you!
- 현우 Hyeon-woo미안해, 지은아! 실수였어.mi-an-hae, Ji-eun-ah! sil-su-yeot-eo.I'm sorry, Ji-eun! It was a mistake.
- 지은 Ji-eun실수라고? 당장 복구해 놔!sil-su-ra-go? dang-jang bok-gu-hae nwa!A mistake? Restore it right now!
- 현우 Hyeon-woo알았어, 지금 바로 해볼게.a-rat-eo, ji-geum ba-ro hae-bol-ge.Got it, I'll try it right away.
