V + -(으)ㄹ걸 (그랬다) (I should have..., I wish I had...)

Conjugation & Pattern

• Verb stem with batchim + -을걸 (그랬다/그랬어요)
• Verb stem without batchim or ending in ㄹ + -ㄹ걸 (그랬다/그랬어요)

Detailed Usage

Unlike rising-intonation -(으)ㄹ걸요 (conjecture), when pronounced with falling intonation or followed by 그랬다, this structure expresses the speaker's regret about a past action.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   비가 이렇게 많이 올 줄 알았으면 우산을 가져올걸 그랬어요.

   Biga ireotge mani ol jul arasseumyeon usaneul gajyeoolgeol geuraesseoyo.

   If I had known it would rain this hard, I should have brought an umbrella.

2. 2

   조금만 더 일찍 출발할걸 그랬네요.

   Jogeumman deo iljjik chulbalhalgeol geuraenneyo.

   We should have left just a little bit earlier.

3. 3

   학창 시절에 책을 더 많이 읽을걸 그랬어요.

   Hakchang sijeore chaegeul deo mani ilgeulgeol geuraesseoyo.

   I should have read more books during my school days.