2020-08-20

Let’s learn about "-거라, -어라, -아라" suffix

1. -거라 / -아라 / -어라 : an imperative verb ending suffix means "Do!" or "You had better", attached to "가다” or verbs ends "-가다", to the younger or friendly


2. examples of -거라


1)) 학교에 빨리 가거라 : Go to school quickly.


* 학교 : school

* 에 = -(으)로 : to

* 빨리 : quickly

* 가다 : go


2) 그만 물러가거라 : Get out of here.


* 그만 : stop (as an imperative command)

* 물러나다 : step back, go back(ward), back off; draw back; retire, resign (from), step down


3. examples of -아라


1) -아라 is an imperative verb ending suffix, attached to a verb 


(1) 보아라 : look


(2) 찾아라 : find


(3) 구석구석 찾아라 : look[search] everywhere


* 구석구석 : everywhere


2) -아라 shows onés exclamation and means "How!" or "What!", attached to an adjective 


(1) 좋아라! : It’s good / I like it


* 좋다 : be good; I like it

* 좋은 : good


(2) 밝아라! = 정말 밝다 : It's really bright.


* 밝다 : be bright

* 밝은 : bright

* 정말 : very much


3) examples of -어라


1) -어라 is an imperative verb ending suffix, attached to a verb


(1) 거기 두어라 : put it there


* 거기 : there

* 두다 : put something


(2) 천천히 먹어라 : eat slowly


* 천천히 : slowly

* 먹다 : eat


(3) 힘껏 밀어라 : Push with all your might


* 힘 : power; might

* 힘껏 : with all one’s might

* 밀다 : push


(4) 도장을 찍어라 : Put your seal


* 도장 : seal

* 을 : a suffix makes 도장 objective

* 찍다 : stamp; seal; impress (a signature); imprint


2) -어라 shows onés exclamation and means "How!" or "What!", attached to an adjective


(1) 아이고 가엾어라 : What a pity!


* 아이고 : Oh, my

* 가여운 : poor, pitiful, pathetic, (formal) pitiable

* 가엾다 : a verb form of 가여운

- 가엾게 여기다 : feel sorry for

* 여기다 : feel; think


(2) 부모의 사랑은 가이 없어라 : How boundless the parental love is!


* 부모 : parent

* 의 : a suffix makes 부모 possesive

* 사랑 : love

* 은 : a suffix makes 부모의 사랑 subjective

* 가 of 가이 : edge; the end

* 가이 없는 = 끝이 없는 : endless

* 가이 없다 = 끝이 없다 : be endless m; be boudless


(3) 높고도 깊어라, 어머니의 사랑 : How High and deep, motherly love!


* 높은 : high

* 높다 : be high

* -고도 of 높고도 : and more 

* 깊은 : deep

* 깊다 : be deep

* 어머니 : mother

* 의 : a suffix makes 어머니 possesive

* 사랑 : love


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