-(으)랴 -(으)랴
(eu)rya
Grammar · 1 sense
what with this and that - too many things at once
Examples
아이 챙기랴 일하랴 하루가 어떻게 가는지 모르겠어요.
What with the children and work, I have no idea where the day goes.
손님 받으랴 주문 넣으랴 앉을 틈이 없었어요.
Between serving customers and putting orders in, there was no chance to sit down.
When you'd hear it
This expressive pattern is common in written Korean and in spoken narration, especially in the paired form A하랴 B하랴. It can sound literary or emphatic, so everyday speakers may use a plainer alternative in casual conversation.
What learners get wrong
Lists several things the subject is straining to get through at once, and what it conveys is being rushed off one's feet. Verbs only.
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