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Korean grammar

지 그렇다

지 그러타said like thisji geureota

Gentle Suggestion

In English: how about, can we

Used as -지 그래, -지 그래요, -지 그러세요 depending on the level of speech to suggest that the listener do something. -지 그래 and -지 그래요 are less direct / more gentle compared to other kinds of suggestions in 반말 and 존댓말 respectively, but -지 그러세요 is probably on the more direct side and should not be used to those above you.

  • 그 단어를 모르면 사전에 찾아보지 그래요?

    그 다너를 모르면 사저네 차자보지 그래요?said like thisgeu daneoreul moreumyeon sajeone chajaboji geuraeyo?

    If you don't know that word, how about you look it up?

  • 식당 구석에 저 의자 좀 치우지 그래요? 너무 낡아서 눈에 거슬려요.

    식땅 구서게 저 의자 좀 치우지 그래요? 너무 날가서 누네 거슬려요.said like thissikdang guseoge jeo uija jom chiuji geuraeyo? neomu nalgaseo nune geoseullyeoyo.

    Can you please put that chair in the corner of the restaurant away? It's so old, I don't like seeing it.

  • 이제 출발 좀 하지 그래?

    ije chulbal jom haji geurae?

    Can we get going now?

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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.