-으라고

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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으라 (-eura) +‎ (-go).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eurago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eulago
McCune–Reischauer?ŭrago
Yale Romanization?ulako

Suffix

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으라고 (-eurago)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 으라 (-eura),‎ (-go): used for the indirect quotation of sentences in the imperative
    으라고 그러더라.Neo meog-eura-go geureodeora.They were telling you to eat it.
    빨리 라고 그러던데?Ppalli ga-ra-go geureodeonde?But they were telling you to go quickly!
  2. (colloquial) to, in order to, so that
    으라고 건데.
    Neo meog-eura-go sa-on geonde.
    But it's something I bought for you to eat.
    엄마 핸드폰 게임하 사줬니?
    Eomma-ga haendeupon-eul geimha-ra-go sajwonni?
    Did I [Mom] buy you a cell phone [just] so you could play games?