-라고

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-rago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lago
McCune–Reischauer?rago
Yale Romanization?lako

Etymology 1

(-ra) + (-go).

Suffix

라고 (-rago)

  1. Alternative form of 다고 (-dago), obligatory after the inflecting stems of 이다 (-ida, to be) and 아니다 (anida, to not be).
    이거라고 그랬어.Igeo-rago geuraesseo.[They] said that it was this.
    아니라고 말했잖아.Ani-rago malhaetjana.I told you that it wasn't this.

Particle

라고 (-rago)

  1. Post-vowel allomorphic form of 이라고 (-irago).
    아이 "감사합니다"라고 말했다.Ai-neun gamsahamnida-rago malhaetda.The child said, "Thank you."

Etymology 2

(-ra) + (-go).

Suffix

라고 (-rago)

  1. Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으라고 (-eurago).
    에게 라고 명령한다.Geu-neun na-ege ga-rago myeongnyeonghanda.He orders me to go.
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