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Korean
- 러 (-reo) — after vowels and ㄹ (l)
Etymology
From Middle Korean 으〮라〮/ᄋᆞ〮라〮 (Yale: -úlá/ólá).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eureo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | euleo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭrŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | ule |
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Suffix
으러 • (-eureo)
- in order to; used only with verbs of movement
- Synonyms: 려 (-ryeo), 려고 (-ryeogo)
- 너 보러 왔지. ― Neo bo-reo watji. ― I came to see you, of course.
- 이거 사러 일본까지 갔다 왔어. ― Igeo sa-reo ilbon-kkaji gatda wasseo. ― I even visited Japan to buy this.
- 밥 먹으러 나갔어. ― Bap meog-eureo nagasseo. ― He went out to eat.