Is it possible that we have won the lottery? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

Breakdown of the sentence:

• 우리가 (u-ri-ga): “우리” means “we” and the subject marker “가” attaches to indicate the subject.

• 복권을 (bok-gwon-eul): “복권” means “lottery” and the object marker “을” denotes that “lottery” is the object of the sentence.

• 얻었을 (eod-deot-seul): This is the attributive (adjective-like) form derived from the past tense of “얻다” (to get/win). It modifies the following noun “가능성” to indicate “that we have won.”

• 가능성이 (ga-neung-seong-i): “가능성” means “possibility,” and the subject marker “이” attaches to it, marking it as the topic of the verb “있다.”

• 있습니다 (it-seum-ni-da): The formal, polite present tense form of “있다” (to exist), forming a question when combined with the sentence intonation to ask “is there?”

Tips to remember:

• Note how particles are used: “가” for the subject and “을” for the object help clarify each noun’s role.
• The attributive form “얻었을” transforms a verb phrase into an adjective-like modifier, which is common in Korean sentence structures.
• Recognize that “가능성” is a noun meaning “possibility,” and “있습니까?” is a standard formal question ending. This pattern is useful for other possibility questions.

Alternate ways to say “Is it possible that we have won the lottery?”:

• 우리가 복권에 당첨됐을 가능성이 있습니까?
 (Romanized: u-ri-ga bok-gwon-e dang-cheom-dwaet-seul ga-neung-seong-i it-seum-ni-kka?)

• 우리 복권에 당첨됐을 가능성이 있을까요?
 (Romanized: u-ri bok-gwon-e dang-cheom-dwaet-seul ga-neung-seong-i it-seul-kka-yo?)

In these alternatives, “당첨되다” (dang-cheom-doe-da) is used, meaning “to be a winner,” which is another common way to express “win the lottery.”

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