-으래서야
-euraeseoya
if that's all it takes to tell someone to...
Attaches to verb stems to convey a command or request that was made, and to question it or judge it negatively — implying 'if you're just going to tell someone to do X, how can that be right?'.
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- -래서야
Meanings
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An expression used to convey an order and to question or make a negative judgment on it.
명령의 내용을 전달하면서 그 내용에 대해 의문을 제기하거나 부정적으로 판단함을 나타내는 표현.
※ ‘-으라고 해서야’가 줄어든 말이다.
Examples
같은 팀의 일인데 자기 일이 아니래서야 되겠습니까?
It's the whole team's work — how can you say it's not your problem?
아기가 있는 집이래서야 밤이고 낮이고 시끄러워도 된답니까? 주변을 배려해야지요.
Just because there's a baby in the house, does that mean it's fine to be loud day and night? You should be considerate of your neighbors.
매일 먹는 음식이 라면이래서야 건강을 어떻게 유지하겠어요?
If ramyeon is what you eat every single day, how are you supposed to stay healthy?
청소년을 아기래서야 독립적으로 성장할 수 있겠어요? 제 눈에는 마냥 아기 같아서요.
If you keep treating teenagers like babies, how can they grow up to be independent? To me they still just seem like babies.
하기 싫은 일을 억지로 하래서야 잘할 수 있겠어?
If you force someone to do something they don't want to do, how can you expect them to do it well?
멀리 있는 사람더러 지금 당장 오래서야 갈 수 있겠니.
How can someone who's far away possibly come right this instant just because you tell them to?
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-으래서야’ mean?
2. Which form means “if that's all it takes to tell someone to...”?