오늘 7시에 회사 앞 일식집에서 회식한다고 하던데 같이 갈 거지요?
Today at 7 o’clock, we are going to have the company dinner at the Japanese restaurant in front of the company.
회식이 오늘이었어요? 저는 다음 주인줄 알고 약속을 잡았는데요.
The company dinner was today? I thought it was next week and made an appointment.
다음 주였다가 바뀌었어요. 팀장님이 다음 주에 갑자기 중요한 일이 생기셨대요.
It was next week then it changed. The team leader suddenly had something important come up next week.
그런 게 어딨어요? 바뀌었으면 미리 말을 해 줬어야지요.
How can he be like that? If something changed, he should have told us beforehand.
회사 생활을 하다가 보면 이런 일이 있게 마련이에요. 저도 중요한 약속 취소했어요.
This is what happens while you live the company lifestyle. I also canceled an important appointment.
팀장님 일정에 우리 모두가 맞추는 것은 정말 불합리한 것 같아요.
I think it’s really irrational for us to fit into the team leader’s schedule.
V/A+ 게 마련이다
As it is attached to an action verb’s stem or descriptive verb’s stem, it is used when it indicates it is certain that it will happen as a result. It is able to change to ‘-기 마련이다’.
최선을 다하면 좋은 결과를 얻게 마련이에요.
When he does his best, he will get good results.
다른 사람에 비해 능력이 뛰어나면 빨리 승진하게 마련이에요.
If he has more excellent skills compared to others, he will get promoted fast.
급하게 먹으면 소화가 안되기 마련이에요.
If he eats quickly, he will not be able to digest.
Related words
일식집 Japanese restaurant
(약속을) 잡다 make (an appointment)
팀장 team leader
불합리 irrational
최선을 다하다 to do one’s best
Cre:: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute
