I doubt Ricardo has heard the news in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence breaks down as follows:

1. 리카르도를 (Ri-ka-reu-do-reul)
 • “리카르도” is the proper noun “Ricardo”, and the particle “-를” marks it as the object of the verb in the subordinate clause.

2. 소식을 (So-sik-eul)
 • “소식” means “news”, and “-을” is the object marker for “news” in the context of being heard.

3. 못 들었을 (Mot deu-reot-eul)
 • “못” is a negation marker meaning “not” or “did not”.
 • “들었을” is the modified form of “들었어요” (heard), turned into a relative clause form by removing the final ending and attaching “-을”. This form sets up the clause “(has) not heard.”

4. 거라고 (Geo-ra-go)
 • This is a contraction of “것이라고.” “것” (thing) here turns the previous clause into a noun clause – essentially “that (he) didn’t hear (it)”. The ending “-다고” is used for quoting or indirectly stating something.

5. 의심해 (Ui-sim-hae)
 • This verb means “to doubt” or “to suspect.” In this sentence, it is in an informal style and serves as the main predicate.

Tips to Remember:
• When forming indirect statements in Korean involving doubt or suspicion, use the construction {clause} + 거라고 + (verb of doubt/suspect).
• Note the role of 못 to properly negate the action in the clause.
• Recognize that the object markers (-을, -를) attach directly to the noun that is receiving the action.

Alternate Expressions:
• 리카르도가 소식을 듣지 못했을 거라고 의심해.
 Romanized: Ri-ka-reu-do-ga so-sik-eul deut-ji mot-haet-eul geo-ra-go ui-sim-hae.
 (A similar sentence using 듣지 못했을 as an alternate negative form.)

• 리카르도가 소식을 듣지 않았을 거라고 의심해.
 Romanized: Ri-ka-reu-do-ga so-sik-eul deut-ji anat-seul geo-ra-go ui-sim-hae.
 (Another alternative form using 듣지 않았을, a common negative past expression.)

• 리카르도가 소식을 들은 적이 없을 거라고 의심해.
 Romanized: Ri-ka-reu-do-ga so-sik-eul deul-eun jeok-i eop-seul geo-ra-go ui-sim-hae.
 (This version emphasizes that Ricardo has never heard the news.)

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