Grammar
-기를 바라다
to hope that something happens
Form
Verb stem + -기를 바라다 — “to hope that…”, “to wish that…”.
Function
Turns an action into something desired. The wish does not mean the action has already happened.
Why this form?
-았/었으면 좋겠다 — “I wish / it would be nice if…”: frames a hoped-for ideal situation.
-고 싶다 — “to want to do”: chiefly a subject’s desire to perform their own action.
How to build it
The written -기를 may contract to -길: 말해 주시기를 → 말해 주시길.
Forms not to confuse
- -았/었으면 좋겠다
비가 그쳤으면 좋겠어요. — I wish the rain would stop.
- -고 싶다
한국에 가고 싶어요. — I want to go to Korea.
Examples
저도 사라 씨가 말해 주시길 바랐어요. — I too hoped Sara would tell me.
모두 무사히 돌아오기를 바라요. — I hope everyone returns safely.