-느라고
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because of (doing); busy doing
Attaches to a verb stem to show that an action was the cause of a negative or burdensome result in the second clause—'because I was busy doing X, (Y happened/didn't happen).'
Form
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- Verb, Auxiliary
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- -느라
Meanings
- 1
A connective ending used when the action of the preceding statement is the purpose or cause of the following statement.
앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 행동이 뒤에 오는 말의 목적이나 원인이 됨을 나타내는 연결 어미.
※ 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
먼 길 다녀오느라고 수고했어.
Thanks for your hard work, coming all this way.
승규는 오래 기다리느라고 지쳤다.
Seunggyu was exhausted from waiting so long.
나는 수업 시간에 웃음을 참느라고 애를 썼다.
I struggled to hold back my laughter during class.
너 숙제는 안 하니? 방 청소하느라고 못 했어요.
Aren't you going to do your homework? I couldn't, because I was busy cleaning my room.
너 숙제는 안 하니?
Aren't you going to do your homework?
방 청소하느라고 못 했어요.
I couldn't, because I was busy cleaning my room.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
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Quick check
1. What does ‘-느라고’ mean?
2. Which form means “because of (doing); busy doing”?