을 찾아야

have to find …

→ 을

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have to find … 을 marks the noun before it as the object being found. It follows nouns ending in a consonant; after vowel-ending nouns, use 를 instead. 찾아야 expresses necessity and usually continues with another ending, as in 찾아야 해.

KO: 딸을 찾아야 하거든.

EN: I have to find my daughter, you know.

빨리 후임을 찾아야 했다

I had to find a replacement quickly.

— 엘리트 스쿼드 (2007)

도둑들을 찾아야 하니까요

Because we need to find the thieves.

— 자전거 도둑 (1948)

딸을 찾아야 하거든

I need to find my daughter.

— 시라트 (2025)