-거라
-geora
do (old-fashioned command)
A highly addressee-lowering imperative ending, traditionally used with certain verbs (especially 가다) to give a command, often by elders to younger people; today largely replaced by '-아/어라' in everyday speech.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Auxiliary
Meanings
- 1
(formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when ordering.
(아주낮춤으로) 명령의 뜻을 나타내는 종결 어미.
Examples
학교 늦겠다. 빨리 가거라.
You'll be late for school. Hurry up and go.
잘 가거라. 다음에 또 보자.
Go safely. See you again next time.
아들아, 너는 하고 싶은 일을 하면서 기쁘게 살아가거라.
Son, live your life happily doing what you want to do.
엄마, 저 놀이터에 갔다 올게요. 혼자 가지 말고 동생도 좀 데려가거라.
Mom, I'm going to the playground and I'll be back. Don't go alone, take your little sibling with you.
저 이제 그만 가 볼게요. 벌써 가려고? 점심은 먹고 가거라.
I should get going now. Already? Have lunch before you go.
엄마, 저 놀이터에 갔다 올게요.
Mom, I'm going to the playground and I'll be back.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-거라’ mean?
2. Which form means “do (old-fashioned command)”?