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Korean grammar

거라, 너라

geora, neora

Old Fashioned Command

Used to give commands. Old-fashioned compared to -아라/어라/해라. NOTE: -너라 has the same meaning, but is used exclusively with -오다 verbs.

  • 빨리 먹거라.

    빨리 먹꺼라.said like thisppalli meokgeora.

    Eat quickly.

  • 천천히 놀다 가거라.

    cheoncheonhi nolda gageora.

    Take your time hanging out before you go.

  • 지금 당장 교실로 가거라. 선생님이 기다리신다.

    지금 당장 교실로 가거라. 선생니미 기다리신다.said like thisjigeum dangjang gyosillo gageora. seonsaengnimi gidarisinda.

    Go to your classroom immediately. Your teacher is waiting.

  • 어서 나오너라.

    eoseo naoneora.

    Come out quickly.

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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.