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U+3139, ㄹ
HANGUL LETTER RIEUL

[U+3138]
Hangul Compatibility Jamo
[U+313A]

Korean

Syllable

(ra)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2

Suffix

(ra)

  1. (formal) a plain style imperative ending
    다음 방정식의 해를 구하.
    Da-eum bangjeongsigui haereul guhara.
    Find the solutions of following equations.

Usage notes

The suffix -라 (-ra) is attached to the sequential form, and if the verb ends in the consonant (l), the (l) does not drop out.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Contraction of 라고 (rago)

Particle

(ra)

  1. used after direct quotation
    아버지는 "신경필요 없다." 일축하곤 하셨다.
    Abeojineun "sin-gyeong sseul piryo eopda."ra ilchukhagon hasyeotda.
    My father often dismissed me saying "Don't bother with it."

Suffix

(ra)

  1. (after verb) that sb should ...
  2. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) that ...
    들이 뭐 나는 내 갈 을 가겠다.
    Namdeuri mwora hadeun naneun nae gal gireul gagetda.
    I will go my way, not caring what people say.

Usage notes

The particle 라 (ra) has its alternative form, 이라 (ira). The former appears after a vowel, and the latter appears after a consonant.

The suffix -라 (-ra) takes the sequential form, and if the stem ends in (l), the (l) does not drop out.

The suffix -라 (-ra) is for present tense only, and if other tenses are needed, - (-da) is used.

Etymology 4

Contraction of 라서 (raseo)

Synonyms

Suffix

(ra)

  1. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) because, since
    유기농이 그런지 많이 비싸다.
    Yuginong-ira geureonji mani bissada.
    This is much expensive, perhaps because it's organic.

Usage notes

The suffix -라 (-ra) is for present tense only, and if other tenses are needed, - (-eo) and -어서 (-eoseo) are used.

Etymology 5

Suffix

(ra)

  1. (after 아니다 (anida, “not to be”)) and, but
    친구가 아니 원수다, 아주.
    Chin-guga anira wonsuda, aju.
    You're much like an enemy rather than a friend.

Synonyms

Etymology 6

Suffix

(ra)

  1. (archaic, after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) a plain style present tense declarative ending

Derived terms

  • 더라 (deora): past tense
  • 리라 (rira): future tense

See also

  • 니라 (nira): for adjectives
  • 느니라 (neunira): for verbs

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(ra)

  1. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,