-기로 하다
Quick answer: -기로 하다 means to decide to — the decision, usually made together.
How to form it
Verb stem + 기로 하다 · usually said as -기로 했어요 (decided to)
In Korean: 동사 어간 + 기로 하다 보통 -기로 했어요로 씁니다
What to know
Note the past tense. 하기로 했어요 is about the future — the party has not happened — but Korean puts the past on 하다 because the deciding is what is finished. 하기로 해요 in the present is a suggestion: «let us decide to do it».
Examples
- 축하 파티를 하기로 했어요.We decided to throw a party.
- 케이크를 준비하기로 했어요.We decided to get a cake.
- 식당에서 만나기로 했어요.We decided to meet at the restaurant.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 2 (TOPIK I), Lesson 15: 축하 파티를 하기로 했어요 — We decided to throw a party. Also in the Level 2 book.
Practise -기로 하다 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 2, Lesson 15 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.