-(으)라고 하다
(i/eu)rago
Grammar · 1 sense
told me to - reporting a command
Examples
어머니가 일찍 들어오라고 하셨어요.
My mother told me to come home early.
선생님이 이 부분을 다시 읽으라고 하셨어요.
The teacher told us to read this part again.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is common in spoken and written reported speech, especially with 하다, 말하다, and 명령하다. It appears in everyday instructions and workplace reports, while forms such as 일렀거늘 can sound literary or old-fashioned.
What learners get wrong
Reports an instruction: 의사 선생님이 푹 쉬라고 하셨어요. -라고 after a vowel, -으라고 after a consonant. The negative is -지 말라고 하다. Watch the trap with 주다: 나한테 주라고 vs 남한테 달라고 - Korean distinguishes who the giving is for.
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