-(으)ㄹ turns verbs into noun modifiers for future/prospective actions.
Future action - 먹을 음식 (food to eat)
Intention - 갈 곳 (place to go)
Prospective - Describing nouns with future/potential context
See examples below for varied real-world usage.
Vowel stem + ㄹ, Consonant stem + 을
- 가다 → 갈
- 먹다 → 먹을
Common patterns
- V-(으)ㄹ 것 (thing to V)
- V-(으)ㄹ 때 (when V)
- V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 (can V)
Is there anything to eat?
I already picked out the clothes I will wear tomorrow.
There are so many places to go this weekend.
Shall we buy some coffee to drink later?
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