-느라고Korean connective · TOPIK 3

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TOPIK 3 3급 Connectives 연결 어미

A connective ending used when the action of the preceding statement is the purpose or cause of the following statement.

형태Forms

-느라고-느라

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

A connective ending used when the action of the preceding statement is the purpose or cause of the following statement.

앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 행동이 뒤에 오는 말의 목적이나 원인이 됨을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after verbs or the honorific -으시-.

동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

먼 길 다녀오느라고 수고했어.

You must be tired from coming all that way.

승규는 오래 기다리느라고 지쳤다.

Seunggyu was exhausted from waiting so long.

나는 수업 시간에 웃음을 참느라고 애를 썼다.

I struggled to hold back my laughter during class.

대화In conversation

너 숙제는 안 하니?

Aren't you doing your homework?

방 청소하느라고 못 했어요.

I couldn't because I was cleaning my room.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거든 -geodeun 거들랑 A connective ending used to convey the meaning, "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 3 -는다거나 -neundageona -ㄴ다거나 · -다거나 · -라거나 An expression used to explain something by listing some behaviors as examples. TOPIK 3 -는다고 -neundago -다고 · -라고 · -으라고 A connective ending used when implying the purpose or intention of a certain action, or the reason or cause of a certain situation. TOPIK 3 -다가 -daga -다 · 다가도 A connective ending used when an action or state, etc., is stopped and changed to another action or state. TOPIK 3 -도록 -dorok A connective ending used when the preceding statement is the purpose, result, method, amount, etc., of something mentioned in the following statement. TOPIK 3 -어다가 -eodaga -아다가 · -여다가 · -어다 A connective ending used when one does a certain act and does the following act based on the result of the preceding one. TOPIK 3

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -느라고 mean in Korean?

-느라고 is a connective introduced at 3급 (TOPIK 3). A connective ending used when the action of the preceding statement is the purpose or cause of the following statement.

When do you use -느라고?

Attaches after verbs or the honorific -으시-. The other shape is -느라 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -느라고 and -느라?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same connective, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -느라고?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate. It is one of 67 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.