-으라고

Korean

Alternative forms

• 라고 (-rago) — after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

으라 (-eura) +‎ 고 (-go).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯɾa̠ɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [으라고]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eurago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eulago
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭrago
Yale Romanization?	ulako

Suffix

으라고 • (-eurago)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 으라 (-eura),‎ 고 (-go): used for the indirect quotation of sentences in the imperative

   너 먹으라고 그러더라. ― Neo meog-eura-go geureodeora. ― They were telling you to eat it.

   빨리 가라고 그러던데? ― Ppalli ga-ra-go geureodeonde? ― But they were telling you to go quickly!

2. (colloquial) to, in order to, so that

   너 먹으라고 사온 건데.

   Neo meog-eura-go sa-on geonde.

   But it's something I bought for you to eat.

   엄마가 핸드폰을 게임하라고 사줬니?

   Eomma-ga haendeupon-eul geimha-ra-go sajwonni?

   Did I [Mom] buy you a cell phone [just] so you could play games?