Korean

Alternative forms

• 라면서 (ramyeonseo) / 이라면서 (iramyeonseo)
• 이라며 (iramyeo)

Particle

라며 • ‎(ramyeo)

1. while saying ...

   동생한테 갓 만든 쿠키를 먹였더니 "오, 끝내준다!"라며 엄지손가락을 들어 보인다.‎

   Dongsaenghante gat mandeun kukireul meogyeotdeoni "o, kkeunnaejunda!"ramyeo eomjison-garageul deureo boinda.

   I gave freshly baked cookies to my brother, and he raised his thumb saying "Wow, fantastic!"

Usage notes

The particle 라며 (ramyeo) appears after a vowel, while its alternative 이라며 (iramyeo) appears after a consonant.

Etymology 2

Contraction of -라고 하면서 ‎(-rago hamyeonseo).

Alternative forms

• -라면서 (-ramyeonseo)

Suffix

-라며 • ‎(-ramyeo)

1. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) while saying sb/sth is ...
2. (after verb) while saying sb should ...
3. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) yet you said sb/sth is ... (and I feel very unpleasant about that.)
4. (after verb) yet you said sb should ... (and I feel very unpleasant about that.)

Usage notes

The suffix -라며 (-ramyeo) takes the sequential forms, and if the stem ends in ㄹ (l), it does not drop out.

The suffix -라며 (-ramyeo) is for present tense only, and if other tenses are needed, -다며 (-damyeo) is used.

Etymology 3

From -라며#Etymology 2.

Alternative forms

• -라면서 (-ramyeonseo)

Suffix

-라며 • ‎(-ramyeo)

1. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) I heard that sb/sth is ...; is that true?

   야야야, 너 실은 걔랑 아는 사이라며? 얼마나 친해? 응?‎

   Yayaya, neo sireun gyaerang aneun sairamyeo? Eolmana chinhae? Eung?

   Hey hey hey, I heard you're acquainted with him actually! How close? Eh?

2. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) Yet I remember you saying sb/sth is ...? (I feel very unpleasant about that.)

   언제는 날 죽일 거라며? 죽여봐! 왜 못 죽이는데? 죽여봐!‎

   Eonjeneun nal jugil georamyeo? Jugyeobwa! Wae mot jugineunde? Jugyeobwa!

   I remember that you said you'll kill me before? Kill me! Why aren't you going to? Kill me!

3. (after verb) Yet I remember you saying sb should ...? (I feel very unpleasant about that.)

   왜, 가라며? 하, 이제는 내가 필요해서 그래?‎

   Wae, garamyeo? Ha, ijeneun naega piryohaeseo geurae?

   Why? You told me to go, don't you remember? Hah, is that because you need me now?

Usage notes

The suffix -라며 (-ramyeo) takes the sequential forms, and if the stem ends in ㄹ (l), it does not drop out.

The suffix -라며 (-ramyeo) is for present tense only, and if other tenses are needed, -다며 (-damyeo) is used.