Don’t you think he would do it better if he tried harder? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

Sentence Breakdown:
• 당신은 (Dangshineun)
 – 당신 means “you” and 은 is a topic marker. It sets “you” as the topic of the sentence.

• 그가 (Geuga)
 – 그 means “he” and 가 is a subject marker. It marks “he” as the subject of the upcoming condition and result.

• 더 노력한다면 (deo noryeokhandamyeon)
 – 더 means “more” or “harder.”
 – 노력한다면 comes from the verb 노력하다 (“to try” or “to make an effort”). Adding -다면 to the verb gives the conditional “if (he) tries.”
  Tip: Remember that the structure “verb stem + -한다면” is used to express “if (someone) does (verb),” a common conditional pattern in Korean.

• 더 잘할 것이라고 (deo jalhal geosirago)
 – 더 means “more” or “even more.”
 – 잘할 is the future/possibility form of 잘하다 (“to do well” or “to perform well”).
 – 것 is a nominalizer that turns the phrase into “the thing/action of doing well.”
 – 이라고 indicates reported or stated content, linking this clause as what is thought.

• 생각하지 않습니까? (saenggakaji anhseumnikka?)
 – 생각하다 means “to think.”
 – 지 않습니까 is a formal, somewhat polite question ending meaning “don’t you think?”
  Tip: This negative question structure can be seen in many Korean sentences questioning the listener’s opinion.

Alternate Expressions:
• 그가 더 노력한다면 더 잘할 것 같지 않아요?
 Romanized: Geuga deo noryeokhandamyeon deo jalhal geot gatji anhayo?
 – “It seems as though he would do better if he tried harder, don’t you think?”

• 그가 좀 더 힘내면 더 잘할 수 있지 않을까요?
 Romanized: Geuga jom deo himnaemyeon deo jalhal su itji aneulkka?
 – “Don't you think that if he puts in a bit more effort, he could do better?”

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