-으래서야Korean expression · TOPIK 6
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An expression used to convey an order and to question or make a negative judgment on it.
형태Forms
Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.
An expression used to convey an order and to question or make a negative judgment on it.
명령의 내용을 전달하면서 그 내용에 대해 의문을 제기하거나 부정적으로 판단함을 나타내는 표현.
쓰임Usage
A contracted form of -으라고 해서야.
‘-으라고 해서야’가 줄어든 말이다.
예문Examples
좋아하지도 않는 책을 읽으래서야 재미가 있겠어?
If you're told to read a book you don't even like, how could it be fun?
잘못된 일을 보고도 참으래서야 그게 올바른 교육이라 할 수 있겠습니까?
If you're told to endure even when you see something wrong, can that be called proper education?
자기가 뭘 잘못했는지도 모르는데 반성문을 적으래서야 적을 게 있겠니?
If you're told to write a reflection when you don't even know what you did wrong, what would you write?
대화In conversation
먹기 싫다는 걸 억지로 먹으래서야 먹겠어?
If you're forced to eat something you don't want, would you eat it?
그래도 승규는 편식이 너무 심해서 고쳐야 돼요.
Still, Seunggyu is too picky, so we need to fix that.
관련 문법Related grammar
Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
What does -으래서야 mean in Korean?
-으래서야 is a expression introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). An expression used to convey an order and to question or make a negative judgment on it.
When do you use -으래서야?
A contracted form of -으라고 해서야. The other shape is -래서야 — same point, different environment.
What is the difference between -으래서야 and -래서야?
None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same expression, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.
What TOPIK level is -으래서야?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.
Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.