-(으)ㄹ 줄 알(다)/모르(다) means ‘ability’; it can be translated ‘can/can’t’ or ‘know how to do/ don’t know how to do’. (모르다 : 르 irregular). ‘줄’ here is pronounced as [쭐].
Verb(ends with a consonant) + 을 줄 알아요/몰라요
Verb(ends with a vowel or ㄹ) +ㄹ 줄 알아요/몰라요
For example,
읽(다) + 을 줄 알아요 / 몰라요
쓰(다) + ㄹ 줄 알아요 / 몰라요
수영하(다) + ㄹ 줄 알아요 / 몰라요
만들(다) + ㄹ 줄 알아요 / 몰라요
(When ㄹfinal consonant meets -(으)ㄹ, -(으)ㄹ drop.)
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수영할 줄 알아요? |
Can you swim? |
운전할 줄 알아요? |
Do you know how to drive? |
테니스 칠 줄 알아요? |
Do you know how to play tennis? |
한국어할 줄 알아요? |
Can you speak Korean? |
중국어할 줄 몰라요. |
I don’t know Chinese. |
이 프린터 쓸 줄 몰라요. |
I don’t know how to use this printer. |
된장찌개 만들 줄 몰라요. |
I don’t know how to make a Korean bean soup. |
You can also listen to the pronunciation here.
You can also use ‘-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다’ for ‘ability’, however ‘-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다’ has also ‘possibility’, so it is safe to use ‘-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다 for ‘ability’. You can click here to learn more about -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다.
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