V + -(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다 – Know How to / Do Not Know How to
Meaning: Know how to do; do not know how to do
Conjugation & Pattern
- Verb stem without batchim or ending in ㄹ: + -ㄹ 줄 알다 / 모르다 (운전하다 -> 운전할 줄 알다, 만들다 -> 만들 줄 알다)
- Verb stem with batchim (except ㄹ): + -을 줄 알다 / 모르다 (읽다 -> 읽을 줄 알다)
Detailed Usage
When '알다/모르다' is in the present tense ('알아요/몰라요'), this pattern indicates whether the subject possesses the learned skill or know-how to perform an action (such as swimming, driving, cooking, or playing an instrument).
Example Sentences
- 1
민수 씨는 자동차를 운전할 줄 알아요?
Minsu ssineun jadongchareul unjeonhal jul arayo?
Minsu, do you know how to drive a car?
- 2
저는 한글을 읽을 줄은 알지만 깊은 뜻은 잘 몰라요.
Jeoneun hangeureul ilgeul jureun aljiman gipeun tteuseun jal mollayo.
I know how to read Hangul, but I don't know the deep meanings well.
- 3
김치를 담글 줄 몰라서 어머니께 배웠어요.
Gimchireul damgeul jul mollaseo eomeonikke baewosseoyo.
Because I didn't know how to make kimchi, I learned from my mother.
Important Notes
Contrast with '-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다': '-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다' refers strictly to learned skills, whereas '-(으)ㄹ 수 있다' also covers situational possibility (e.g., say '내일 등산 갈 수 있어요?', never '내일 등산 갈 줄 알아요?').
