I want you to know the truth in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

• The sentence is properly spaced as “당신이 진실을 알기를 원합니다.”
 – “당신이” (dangsin-i): “당신” means “you” and the subject marker “이” is attached.
 – “진실을” (jinsil-eul): “진실” means “truth” with the object marker “을” attached.
 – “알기를” (algi-reul): The verb “알다” (to know) is nominalized by attaching “-기” to form “알기,” turning the action “to know” into a noun phrase. The marker “를” follows to indicate that this noun phrase is the object of the following verb.
 – “원합니다” (wonhamnida): This is the formal polite form of “원하다” (to want), meaning “(I) want.”

• The overall structure forms a noun clause “당신이 진실을 알기” (“your knowing the truth”), which is then the object of “원합니다.” In English, it equates to “I want (that) you know the truth.”

• Tips to Remember:
 – To express that you want someone to do something, first form a clause with the desired subject and object, then nominalize the verb with “-기” so it can act as the object of “원하다.”
 – Remember that subject markers (이/가) and object markers (을/를) still apply within the subordinate clause.
 – Practice by replacing “진실” with other nouns and “알다” with other verbs to get comfortable with the pattern.

• Alternate ways to say “I want you to know the truth”:
 1. “나는 당신이 진실을 알았으면 좋겠습니다.”
  – Romanized: “Naneun dangsin-i jinsil-eul arasseumyeon joketssumnida.”
  – This uses the “았으면 좋겠다” form to express that it would be good if you knew the truth.
 2. “난 네가 진실을 알기를 바랍니다.”
  – Romanized: “Nan nega jinsil-eul algi-reul baramnida.”
  – A slightly less formal version using “난” (a contraction of “나는”) and “네가” (informal “you” as subject), with “바랍니다” (to hope/wish) in place of “원합니다.”

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