Korean Grammar Point
~(으)ㄹ 테니까 [tenikka] (So, therefore)

Indicates an assumption or reason, leading to a suggestion or conclusion; 'because it will be...', 'so'.

Formation

Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 테니까 + (result or suggestion)

Examples

너무 배가 고플 테니까 빨리 식당에 가서 뭔가 먹어야겠어요.

Neomu baega gopeul tenikka ppalli sikdang-e gaseo mwonga meogeoyagesseoyo.

You must be really hungry, so let's go to the restaurant quickly and get something to eat.

시험을 잘 보려면 많이 공부했을 테니까 꼭 좋은 점수를 받을 거예요.

Siheomeul jal boryeomyeon manhi gongbuhaesseul tenikka kkok joeun jeomsureul badeul geoyeyo.

Since you probably studied a lot to do well on the test, I'm sure you'll get a good score.

우리는 곧 이 문제를 해결할 테니까 조금만 기다려 주세요.

Urineun got i munjereul haegyeolhal tenikka jogeumman gidaryeo juseyo.

We will solve this problem soon, so please wait just a bit.

내가 금방 갈 테니까 먼저 준비하고 있어.

Naega geumbang gal tenikka meonjeo junbihago isseo.

I’ll be there soon, so get things ready first.

Long Explanation

'~(으)ㄹ 테니까' expresses the speaker’s assumption or strong guess about a future or present state, providing a reason for the following statement. For example, '배가 고플 테니까 (you must be hungry), so let's eat.' This form combines the future/assumed ending '~(으)ㄹ 테다' with '~니까 (because)'.

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