Korean expression
미치겠어
Said by Jung Kook (BTS)
What does 미치겠어 mean?
미치겠어 means "I feel like I’m going crazy" in Korean.
How it works here
The ending ‘-겠어’ makes the emotion very strong. Here, it presents the speaker’s feeling that the situation is becoming extreme.
Key expression
-겠어
An ending used to express very strong emotion or strongly suggest a judgment or guess.
This is a spoken sentence ending. It attaches to a verb or adjective stem to strongly show the speaker’s feelings or speculation. It sounds less definitive and is more natural in conversation than in writing. It is especially common in casual speech, though it can also occur in 해요체.
When it's used
Use ‘-겠어’ to express feelings such as frustration, surprise, or exhaustion strongly, or to emphasize a guess about what will happen.
The line
미치겠어
I’m going crazy.
This is blurted out briefly and forcefully when frustration or exhaustion has grown intense.
Scene from “Run BTS! 2022 Special Episode - Telepathy Part 2” · Channel: BANGTANTV Watch on YouTube
More examples
이렇게 더우면 진짜 쓰러지겠어.
If it stays this hot, I’m really going to collapse.
밤이 늦었으니 버스가 끊기겠어요.
Since it’s late at night, the buses will probably stop running.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
미치겠어
미치겠어
I’m going crazy.
- A situation in which someone mutters this out of frustration because there is too much to do.
- A situation in which someone is puzzled and asks the other person to confirm what they said.
- A situation in which someone politely recommends choosing something.
Show the answer
A situation in which someone mutters this out of frustration because there is too much to do.
An ending used to express very strong emotion or strongly suggest a judgment or guess. This is a spoken sentence ending. It attaches to a verb or adjective stem to strongly show the speaker’s feelings or speculation. It sounds less definitive and is more natural in conversation than in writing. It is especially common in casual speech, though it can also occur in 해요체.
Other words in this line
- 미치다
- To go crazy
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