naeil hoeuiga ganeunghaeyo?

Is it possible to have a meeting tomorrow?

Breakdown of naeil hoeuiga ganeunghaeyo?

• 내일: tomorrow
• ~가: subject particle
• 회의: meeting
• 가능하다: possible

Questions & Answers about naeil hoeuiga ganeunghaeyo?

What does the particle 가 do here, and why not 는?

• 가 marks the grammatical subject. In the pattern Noun + 가/이 + 가능하다, the noun is treated as “the thing that is possible.” So 회의가 가능해요? literally frames the meeting as the subject that may be possible.
• Using 는 would topicalize/contrast:
  
  • 내일 회의는 가능해요? = “As for a meeting tomorrow (perhaps other things aren’t), is it possible?”
  • 내일은 회의가 가능해요? = “As for tomorrow (maybe other days aren’t), is a meeting possible?”
• Form choice after the noun: use 가 after a vowel (회의가), 이 after a consonant (수업이).

Can I drop the particle and just say 내일 회의 가능해요?

Yes. Dropping 가 is very common and natural in speech and informal writing: 내일 회의 가능해요? In careful or formal writing, keep the particle: 내일 회의가 가능해요?

Is 가능해요? the most natural way to ask this, or should I say 돼요? or 할 수 있어요?

• 가능해요? sounds a bit formal/neutral and pairs well with nouns. Very common in workplace scheduling.
• 돼요?/될까요? asks about permission/feasibility: “Would that work? Is that okay?” It’s softer and very natural: 내일 회의해도 될까요?
• 할 수 있어요? is ability with a verb: 내일 회의할 수 있어요? is also fine and direct.
• Different meaning: 내일 회의 있어요? asks whether there is a scheduled meeting, not whether one can be arranged.

Is 가능해요? polite enough for the workplace? What are more polite or honorific options?

• Neutral polite: 가능해요?
• Softer/tentative: 가능할까요?, 가능하시겠어요?, 가능하실까요? (very common)
• Formal: 가능합니까?
• Very formal (with honorific feel): 가능하십니까? (common in business, though the strict subject isn’t a person) Tip: For maximum deference, add a softener like 혹시 or 괜찮으시다면:
• 혹시 내일 회의 가능하실까요?

Is 가능하세요? correct? I heard some people say it’s wrong.

• Prescriptively, 가능하다 describes the possibility of a thing, not a person, so adding honorific 시 (가능하세요) to an inanimate subject like 회의 can be criticized.
• In real-life business Korean, 가능하세요?/가능하실까요? is extremely common and perfectly acceptable in emails, chats, and calls.
• If you want to be textbook-correct about honorific subjects, reframe with a human subject: 내일 회의하실 수 있으실까요?

What’s the nuance difference between 가능해요? and 괜찮아요? for scheduling?

• 가능해요? asks about feasibility/availability in a neutral, somewhat formal tone.
• 괜찮아요? asks if it’s okay with the other person—slightly more about their preference or comfort.
• Both are fine for scheduling; 괜찮으세요? often sounds a bit more considerate.

Why isn’t there 에 after 내일? Is 내일에 wrong?

• Time words like 내일 typically don’t take 에 in this usage. You just say 내일.
• 내일에 is generally unnatural in modern Korean unless for special contrastive/emphatic contexts. Stick with 내일 (or 내일은 if you want a contrastive topic).

Is the word order fixed? Can I move parts around?

Korean word order is flexible, with nuance changes:

• Default: 내일 회의가 가능해요?
• Focus on the time: 회의가 내일 가능해요? (as opposed to another day)
• Omit particle in speech: 내일 회의 가능해요?
• Contrastive topics: 내일은 회의가 가능해요? / 내일 회의는 가능해요?
  All are grammatical; choose based on what you want to emphasize.

How do I say it more softly or tentatively?

• Add tentative endings: 가능할까요?, 가능하시겠어요?, 가능하실까요?
• Use permission/okay forms: 내일 회의해도 될까요?
• Add softeners: 혹시 내일 회의 가능하실까요?, 내일 회의 괜찮으실까요?

How would I say it’s not possible, or that it’s difficult?

• Strong/official: 내일 회의는 불가능해요.
• More natural in conversation:
  
  • 내일은 어렵습니다/어려워요.
  • 내일은 힘들어요.
  • 내일은 안 돼요.
    These sound less blunt than 불가능 in everyday talk.

How do I pronounce 회의가 naturally?

• 회의 is commonly pronounced like “hwe-ee” (two vowels): many speakers say it as two syllables merging to something like [hwei], so 회의가 ≈ “hwei-ga.”
• In careful speech you might hear the second syllable as a distinct 의 sound, but everyday pronunciation often reduces it so the second vowel sounds like i.

Is 가능하다 a verb or an adjective? How do I conjugate it?

• It’s a descriptive verb (adjective-like). Conjugates with 하다 → 해요 pattern:
  • Present polite: 가능해요
  • Past: 가능했어요 / 가능했습니다
  • Future/guess: 가능할 거예요
  • Formal: 가능합니다
• Noun form: 가능 (e.g., 가능 여부 “whether it’s possible,” 가능성 “possibility”).

If I want to say “a meeting” explicitly, do I need a counter?

Not required, but you can if you want to be specific:

• 내일 회의 한 번 가능해요? (one time)
• 내일 회의 두 번 가능해요? (two times/slots) Counters like 번 (times) or 차례 can be used; 번 is most common here.

Is 내일 회의 있을 수 있어요? okay?

Avoid that. 있을 수 있다 means “can exist,” which is for logical possibility, not scheduling. Use:

• 내일 회의가 가능해요?
• 내일 회의할 수 있어요?
• 내일 회의해도 될까요?

Any texting/casual variants?

• Casual: 내일 회의 가능? / 내일 회의 돼? / 내일 회의 괜찮아?
• Polite but brief: 내일 회의 가능하실까요? (very common in work chats)
• You can omit particles in chat. Keep 요 for polite tone; drop 요 only with close peers.