They may have to fix it today in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

1. Structure of the Sentence:
• Subject: “그들은” – “그들” means “they” and “은” is the topic marker.
  Romanized: geudeureun

• Time Adverb: “오늘” – means “today.”
  Romanized: onul

• Object: “그것을” – “그것” means “it” (or “that thing”), and “을” is the object marker.
  Romanized: geugeos-eul

• Verb Phrase: “고쳐야 할 수 있습니다” – comes from “고치다” (to fix).
  – “고쳐야 하다” is used to express obligation (“must fix” or “have to fix”).
  – “할 수 있습니다” literally means “is able to do” or “can do.”
  Combining the two parts, the phrase suggests that it is possible that there is an obligation to fix it.
  Romanized: gochyeoya hal su itsseumnida

2. Tips to Remember the Formation:
• Attach topic markers like “은/는” to set the subject, and object markers like “을/를” to indicate what’s being acted upon.
• “-아/어야 하다” is a key construction to express necessity or obligation.
• “수 있다” means “can” or “is possible,” and adding “도” (as in alternate forms) emphasizes “may” (a possibility).

3. Alternate Ways to Say “They may have to fix it today”:
Option 1: “그들은 오늘 그것을 고쳐야 할 수도 있습니다.”
  Romanized: geudeureun onul geugeos-eul gochyeoya hal sudo itsseumnida

Option 2: “그들은 오늘 그것을 고쳐야 할지도 모릅니다.”
  Romanized: geudeureun onul geugeos-eul gochyeoya haljido moreumnida

Both alternates add “도” or “지도 모릅니다” to reflect uncertainty or possibility (“may have to”) more explicitly.

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