거니

거니

"거니" is a literary or poetic ending in Korean, roughly meaning "as I go" or "while doing." It conveys a reflective tone in sentences.

Here, '거니' conveys speculation or assumption based on belief.

나는 네가 할 수 있거니 하고 믿었어.

I believed you could do it.

In this context, '거니' implies expectation stemming from prior observation or thought.

이 길이 계속 이어지거니 했는데 끊겼네.

I thought this road would continue, but it ended.

In this usage, '거니' suggests a collective decision derived from reasoning or hope.

그가 올 테니 기다리거니 하자.

Let's wait, believing he will come.