-래

See also: 래

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?rae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lae
McCune–Reischauer?rae
Yale Romanization?lay

Suffix

-래 • (-rae)

  1. Short for 라(고) 해 (-ra(-go) hae, “[one] says that...”); alternative form of -대 (-dae), used in the environments of the allomorph -라 (-ra) of -다 (-da).
    걔 말에 따르면 나무도 동물이래.
    Gyae mar-e ttareumyeon namu-do dongmur-irae.
    According to what he says, trees are apparently animals.
    아기가 밥을 먹지를 않더래.
    Agi-ga bab-eul meokji-reul anteorae.
    The baby is apparently refusing to eat.
  2. Short for 라(고) 해 (-ra(-go) hae, “[one] says to...”); post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of -으래 (-eurae)
    나보고 가래. ― Na-bogo garae. ― He told me to leave.
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