No. 19,345 in Korean
알아야지
"알아야지" means "I should know" or "You should know."
In a sentence
자신의 건강을 잘 챙기려면 어떤 음식이 좋은지 알아야지.
To take good care of your health, you should know which foods are beneficial.
In this context, '알아야지' suggests a necessity to know something, emphasizing the importance of knowledge for a specific purpose.
이제는 누구를 믿을 수 있는지 알아야지.
At this point, you need to figure out whom you can trust.
Here, '알아야지' conveys an imperative to determine or discern something, urging action based on circumstances.
새로운 기술을 배우고 싶으면 그에 대해 먼저 알아야지.
If you want to learn a new skill, you must first understand it.
In this example, '알아야지' highlights the requirement of understanding as a prerequisite to further pursuit.
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