🌟 -라오

Ending of a Word

1. (예사 높임으로) 말하는 사람이 이미 알고 있는 것을 객관화하여 듣는 사람에게 전달함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

1. -RAO: (formal, moderately addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker says something that he/she already knows in an objective manner and conveys it to the listener.

🗣️ Usage Example:

그 일은 내 잘못이 아니라오.
It's not my fault.
어머니의 김치 맛은 일품이라오.
Your mother's kimchi is excellent.
우리 아이는 전교에서 알아주는 우등생이라오.
My kid's an honor student in the whole school.
♔ 이 음식점은 맛있다고 소문난 집이라오.
This restaurant is famous for its deliciousness.
♕ 그럼, 오늘은 점심을 여기서 먹는 게 어떤가?
Well, why don't we have lunch here today?

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📚 Annotation: ‘이다’, ‘아니다’ 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-더-’, ‘-으리-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

🌷 ㄹㅇ: Initial sound -라오

ㄹㅇ ( 레일 ) : 기차나 전차 등이 달릴 수 있게 땅 위에 까는 가늘고 긴 쇠붙이. Noun
🌏 RAIL: A long, slim metal track laid on the ground so as to allow a train or streetcar, etc., to travel on it.
ㄹㅇ ( 라야 ) : 어떤 일의 조건으로 그것만이 가능함을 나타내는 조사. Postpositional Particle
🌏 RAYA: A postpositional particle used when the thing is only possible as a precondition of something.
ㄹㅇ ( 레인 ) : 육상이나 수영 등의 경기에서, 각각의 선수가 나아가는 길. Noun
🌏 LANE: In a sports game such as an athletic meet or swimming meet, the path where each player runs or swims.
ㄹㅇ ( 리을 ) : 한글 자모 ‘ㄹ’의 이름. Noun
🌏 RIEUL: The name of the consonant 'ㄹ' in the Korean alphabet.
ㄹㅇ ( 라인 ) : 가로나 세로로 그은 금이나 줄. 또는 어떤 물건의 윤곽. Noun
🌏 LINE; OUTLINE: A line drawn either horizontally or vertically; or the outline of a certain thing.

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