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Korean grammar

아/어 달라고

a/eo dallago

Quoting a command for a favor or request

Used to pass along what the speaker has requested for another person to do something for them.

  • 아빠가 쓰레기 버려달라고 하셨어요.

    아빠가 쓰레기 버려달라고 하셔써요.said like thisappaga sseuregi beoryeodallago hasyeosseoyo.

    Dad asked you to take out the trash (for him).

  • 남동생이 나한테 도와 달라고 했어.

    남동생이 나한테 도와 달라고 해써.said like thisnamdongsaengi nahante dowa dallago haesseo.

    My younger brother asked me to help him.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.