They probably didn’t practice in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

아마도 (amado) – Means “probably” or “perhaps.” It sets the tone that the speaker is speculating.

연습하지 (yeonseuphaji) – Comes from the verb 연습하다 (“to practice”). Here, the verb stem 연습하- is combined with 지, which is used when forming negative constructions in Korean.

않았을 (anhaesseul) – Derives from 않다 (“not do”). In this form, the past tense 않았- is combined with 을 to modify the following noun (것).

거야 (geoya) – A contracted form of “것이다” used to express inference or supposition. It roughly translates to “I guess” or implies “it must be that…” in this context.

Tips to remember:
• 아마도 introduces uncertainty or speculation—like adding “probably” in English.
• When negating a verb like 연습하다 (“to practice”), you form it as 연습하지 않다. Then, to imply a supposition about a past action, you change it to 연습하지 않았을 거야.
• 거야 (from 것이다) is often used informally to mean “it is the case that…” or “must be,” and is similar to saying “they probably…” in casual speech.

Alternate ways to say “They probably didn’t practice”:
• 그들은 아마 연습하지 않았을 거야. (Geudeureun amá yeonseuphaji anhaesseul geoya.)
• 아마 연습 안 했을 거야. (Amá yeonseup an haesseul geoya.)
• For a more polite tone: 아마 연습하지 않았을 거예요. (Amá yeonseuphaji anhaesseul geoyeyo.)

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