V/A+ 을/ㄹ 필요가 있다(없다)

오늘 수업에서는 모차르트와 베토벤의 음악을 들어봤는데 어땠어요?
We listened to Mozart and Beethoven’s music in today’s class. How was it?
모차르트의 음악은 멜로디가 아름답고 부드러우면서도 경쾌한 느낌이었어요.
Mozart’s music had a beautiful and soft melody but also gave a cheerful feeling.
베토벤의 음악은 어떤가요? 모차르트와는 좀 다르지 않았어요?
How about Beethoven’s music? Isn’t it a bit different from Mozart’s?
전반적으로 웅장했어요. 힘차고 숭고한 느낌도 들고요.
It was grand in general. Also gave a powerful and sublime feeling.
두 분의 음악을 들어봤으니 이제 고전파 음악의 특징을 알 수 있을 것 같아요?
Now that you’ve listened to their music, do you feel like you can understand the characteristics of classical music?
글쎄요, 다른 작곡가의 음악도 들어볼 필요가 있을 것 같아요.
Well, I think we need to listen to other composers’ music as well.

V/A+ 을/ㄹ 필요가 있다(없다)
It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb to indicate the content is inevitable or obligatory. ‘-을 필요가 없다’ means the content is unnecessary.

If the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb ends with a vowel or ‘ㄹ’, you use ‘-ㄹ필요가 있다(없다)’. You should use ‘-을 필요가 있다(없다)’ when it ends with another consonant.

앞으로 이 문제에 대해서는 좀 더 철저하게 살펴볼 필요가 있어요.
We need to look at this more thoroughly in the future.

현재의 삶에 만족하고 있는지 한 번쯤 자신에게 물어볼 필요가 있습니다.
You need to ask yourself if you are satisfied with your current life.

그 일은 선생님이 알아서 처리하실 테니 너는 걱정할 필요가 없어.
You don’t have to worry since the teacher will take care of it.

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Related words
멜로디 melody
경쾌하다 to be cheerful
웅장하다 to be grand
힘차다 to be powerful
숭고하다 to be sublime
고전파 classical
작곡가 composer

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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