We would have done it better in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

우리가 그걸 더 잘했을 거예요.
• 우리가 (u-ri-ga)
  – 우리 means “we,” and the subject marker “-가” is attached to indicate that “we” is the subject.
• 그걸 (geu-geol)
  – 그 means “that” and 것 stands for “thing.” In its object form, it becomes “것을,” which is contracted to “걸.”
• 더 (deo)
  – 더 means “more” or “better” when used as an adverb modifying how well something was done.
• 잘했을 (jal-haet-eul)
  – 잘하다 means “to do well.” Here, it is put in a form that modifies the following construction. “했을” comes from the past tense marker “-했-” combined with the future or hypothetical modifier “-을,” forming the idea of “would have done well.”
• 거예요 (geo-ye-yo)
  – This is a contraction of “것이에요.” It is used to express a supposition or likelihood, often translating to “would have” in this context.

Translation:
“We would have done it better.”

Tips to remember:
  • Subject markers like -가 attach to the noun representing the subject (우리 → 우리가).
  • Object nouns formed with “것” can be contracted when followed by the object marker (그것을 → 그걸).
  • Adverbs such as 더 can modify verbs to emphasize degree.
  • The verb construction “-했을 거예요” expresses a supposition about a past action—often used to say something like “would have done.”

Alternate ways to express “We would have done it better”:
  • 우리가 그걸 더 잘할 수 있었을 텐데요. (u-ri-ga geu-geol deo jal-hal su iss-eoss-eul ten-de-yo)
   – Literally: “We could have done it better.”
  • 우리가 그걸 더 잘했을 걸요. (u-ri-ga geu-geol deo jal-haet-eul geol-yo)
   – Another colloquial variant expressing a similar meaning.

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