Unit 30: Deciding To Do (-기로 하다)

Congratulations on reaching the final unit of Easy Korean Level 2! Our last grammar point is how to say you "decided" to do something or "made a promise/plan" to do something: -기로 하다.

Structure

Verb Stem + 기로 하다 It is usually used in the past tense (-기로 했어요) because the decision has already been made!

• 가다 (to go) -> 가 + 기로 했어요 = 가기로 했어요 (I decided to go)
• 끊다 (to quit) -> 끊 + 기로 했어요 = 끊기로 했어요 (I decided to quit)
• 만나다 (to meet) -> 만나 + 기로 했어요 = 만나기로 했어요 (We decided/agreed to meet)

Examples

• 친구하고 내일 만나기로 했어요. (My friend and I agreed to meet tomorrow.)
• 저는 매일 운동하기로 했어요. (I decided to exercise every day.)
• 그 카메라를 사기로 했어요. (I decided to buy that camera.)