러

Korean

Etymology 1

러럭럮럯런럱럲 럳럴럵럶럷럸럹 럺럻럼럽럾럿렀 렁렂렃렄렅렆렇
럐 ←	→ 레

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 러 • (reo)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ and ㅓ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Suffix

—러 • (-reo)

1. in order to

   이거 사러 일본까지 갔다 왔어.

   igeo sareo ilbonkkaji gatda wasseo.

   I even visited Japan to buy this.

   커피 마시러 가자.

   keopi masireo gaja.

   Let's get coffee!

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Usage notes

The suffix -러 (-reo) takes the sequential form, and if the preceding verb ends in ㄹ (l, “l”), the ㄹ (l, “l”) does not drop out.

E.g. 먹다 (먹으니/먹으면) (meokda (meogeuni/meogeumyeon), “to eat”) → 먹으러 (meogeureo, “in order to eat”)

팔다 (파니/팔면) (palda (pani/palmyeon), “to sell”) → 팔러 (palleo, “in order to sell”)

See also

• -려고 (-ryeogo)
• -려 (-ryeo)