What does 있을 거 같아요 mean?
있을 거 같아요 means "“I think there will be one.”" in Korean.
How it works here
있을 거 같아요 gives a polite, tentative prediction that one person will be present.
Key expression
-을 거 같다
To guess or expect that something will be the case
-을 거 같다 is very common in everyday conversation and more colloquial than -을 것 같다. It expresses a prediction without strong certainty.
When it's used
Used to cautiously guess a future situation, possibility, quantity, or state.
The line
한 명은 있을 거 같아요
I think there will be one person.
The speaker cautiously estimates how many people there may be based on the information available.
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More examples
비가 곧 올 거 같아요.
I think it will rain soon.
그분은 오늘 늦을 거 같아요.
I think that person will be late today.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
있을 거 같아요
한 명은 있을 거 같아요
I think there will be one person.
- State for certain that there is one person.
- Cautiously guess that there will probably be one person.
- Recall a past event in detail.
Show the answer
Cautiously guess that there will probably be one person.
To guess or expect that something will be the case. -을 거 같다 is very common in everyday conversation and more colloquial than -을 것 같다. It expresses a prediction without strong certainty.
Other words in this line
- 한
- One; a single
- 있다
- To exist; to be
- 같다
- To seem; to be likely
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