🌟 -라

Ending of a Word  

1. (아주낮춤으로)(옛 말투로) 어떤 사실을 설명함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

1. -RA: (formal, highly addressee-lowering)(old-fashioned) A sentence-final ending used when explaining a certain fact.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 너는 내가 사랑하는 아들이라.
    You are my beloved son.
  • 남을 시기하는 자는 대장부가 아니라.
    He who is jealous of others is not the captain.
  • 백성을 소중히 여기고 나라를 잘 다스리는 것이 군주의 기본 도리라.
    It is the basic duty of a monarch to cherish the people and govern the country well.

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

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