Can you let him know? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

그분께 알려 주실 수 있어요?
• 그분께 (geu-bun-kke)
  – 그분 means “that person” (a respectful way to refer to someone)
  – 께 is an honorific dative particle meaning “to”
  [Combined: “to that person” (respectfully)]

• 알려 (al-lyeo)
  – Derived from the verb 알리다 (“to inform” or “to let know”)
  – Here it’s used in its connective form to link with 주실

• 주실 (ju-sil)
  – From 주다 (“to give”), used honorifically in this construction
  – When combined with the previous verb (“알려”), it forms the expression “알려 주다” meaning “to inform” or “to let someone know”
  – 주실 is the polite future/deferential form, suggesting a request or possibility

• 수 있어요? (su iss-eo-yo?)
  – Literally means “is there a possibility” or “can you”
  – This construction turns the sentence into a polite question asking if the action can be performed

Translation: “Can you let him/her know?” or “Could you inform that person?”

Tips to remember this structure:
 • Notice how the verb “알려주다” (“to inform”) is split into two parts (알려 + 주다) for added politeness.
 • The use of 께 with 그분 highlights respect toward the person receiving the information.
 • 수 있어요? is a common polite way to ask if something is possible.

Alternate ways to say “Can you let him know?” in Korean:
 1. 그분께 알려 주실 수 있나요? (Geu-bun-kke al-lyeo ju-sil su it-na-yo?)
 2. 그분께 말씀해 주실래요? (Geu-bun-kke mal-sseum-hae ju-sil-lae-yo?) – “말씀해 주다” means “to tell/inform” and is also polite.
 3. 그분께 알려 주시겠어요? (Geu-bun-kke al-lyeo ju-si-ge-sseo-yo?)

Each version maintains a respectful tone while slightly varying the form of polite inquiry.

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