TOPIK level 2 grammar

–는데

(background / setup)
Form: V-는데 / A-은데
Real meaning: “Here’s the situation…”
TOPIK signal: The speaker is about to make a request, suggestion, or explain intention.

🧠 Don’t translate as “but.” Translate as “given this situation…”

–(으)ㄹ 수 있을까요? (polite feasibility)

(polite feasibility)

Form: V-을/ㄹ 수 있다 + –을까요
Real meaning: “Is it possible?”
TOPIK signal: Speaker wants something done, not just asking information.

–아/어 볼게요

(speaker intention)
Form: V-아/어 보다
Real meaning: “I’ll try / I’m willing to”
TOPIK signal: Future action is being planned, not completed yet.

–아/어 보고

(try → next action)
Form: V-아/어 보다 + –고
Real meaning: “After trying X, then Y”
TOPIK signal: Process-based result, not final outcome yet.

계속 / 앞으로 / 더

(duration & continuation)
Form: Adverbs
Real meaning: “Continuing into the future”
TOPIK signal: Leads to 오래 / 계속하다 / 유지하다 in answer choices.

–아/어서

(cause → result)
Form: V-아/어서
Real meaning: “Do X, so Y happens”
TOPIK signal: Compression grammar — combines multiple dialogue lines into one sentence.

🧠 Most correct answers use this form.

–(으)ㄴ / –는

(descriptive modifiers)
Form: V-는 N / A-은 N
Real meaning: Adds emotional or factual importance
TOPIK signal: Emotional attachment affects outcome (e.g. 좋아하는 → not replacing).

–네요

(new realization)
Form: A/V-네요
Real meaning: Speaker notices something new
TOPIK signal: Not the main point — often a distractor.

–겠습니다

(formal intention)

Form: V-겠습니다
Real meaning: Official or service-oriented future action
TOPIK signal: Confirms next step, not obligation or certainty.

–아/어야 하다

(obligation)
Form: V-아/어야 하다
Real meaning: “Must / have to”
TOPIK signal: Only correct if urgency or rule is explicit. Otherwise ❌.

–면 좋겠다

(wish / suggestion)

Form: V-면 좋겠다
Real meaning: Hope or preference
TOPIK signal: ❌ Wrong if speaker already stated a clear plan or desire.

보이다

(subjective evaluation)

Form: A–아/어 보이다
Real meaning: Personal impression
TOPIK signal: This is an opinion summary, not a fact.

–네요

(immediate reaction)

Form: A/V–네요
Real meaning: Speaker notices something now
TOPIK signal: Sets context; rarely the conclusion.

그런데

(soft contrast / shift)

Form: 그런데
Real meaning: “That’s true, but here’s my real opinion”
TOPIK signal: The main idea often follows this.

–는 게

(nominalization of actions)

Form: V–는 것 → –는 게
Real meaning: Turns actions into comparison objects
TOPIK signal: Used when evaluating or ranking actions.

특히 (selection / priority marker)

Form: Adverb
Real meaning: “Especially / more than others”
TOPIK signal:
✔ Answer must show preference, not balance.

🧠 특히 = one thing is highlighted above the rest.

–아/어 보세요

(suggestion, not desire)

Form: V–아/어 보세요
Real meaning: “Try doing X”
TOPIK signal: ❌ Do not convert this into “I want to…”

–(으)ㄹ 때 (general condition)

Form: V–(으)ㄹ 때
Real meaning: “When / whenever”
TOPIK signal: Used in summary statements.

🧠 Common in correct answers, rare in dialogue.

잠시 안내 말씀드립니다

Form: 안내 + 말씀 + 드리다 (honorific)
Real meaning: “We’d like to make an announcement”
TOPIK signal: The speaker’s goal is information delivery.

–에서는

(organizational scope marker)

Form: N–에서는
Real meaning: “At / within this organization”
TOPIK signal: Content applies to company-wide events, not individuals.

행사를 엽니다

(event initiation)

Form: 행사 + 열다
Real meaning: To hold an event
TOPIK signal: This sentence often is the main purpose

–을/를 위해 (target audience)

Form: N–을/를 위해
Real meaning: “For the sake of”
TOPIK signal: Explains why the event exists, not why the message exists.

🧠 Don’t confuse event purpose with speaking purpose.

–부터 / –동안

(time framing, not application)

Form: N–부터 / N–동안
Real meaning: Start time / duration
TOPIK signal: ❌ Not about “application period” unless explicitly stated.

–(으)ㄹ 것입니다

(official future info)

Form: V–(으)ㄹ 것입니다
Real meaning: Planned / announced future
TOPIK signal: Only valid after the stated start date.

한 달 동안

(duration)

Form: Time + 동안
Real meaning: One-month period
TOPIK signal: ❌ “Already for one month” = wrong.

무료로 드립니다

(service benefit)

Form: 무료로 + 드리다
Real meaning: Free service (honorific)
TOPIK signal: Applies only during event period.

준비됩니다

(passive readiness)

Form: 준비되다
Real meaning: “Will be prepared”
TOPIK signal: Confirms availability, not action taken yet.

장소 언급

= access, not hours

Form: –에 오셔서
Real meaning: Invitation
TOPIK signal: ❌ Does not imply “open all day”.