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Korean
Etymology
From 해라 (haera, formal, non-polite imperative of 하다 (hada, “to do”)) + 체(體) (che, “style”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | haerache |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | haelache |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | haerach'e |
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| Yale Romanization? | hāyla.chey |
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Noun
해라체 • (haerache)
- (grammar) The formal, non-polite speech level in Korean.
Usage notes
해라체 (haerache) is a speech level used to younger or lower-rank people. It is also used almost universally in books, newspapers, and magazines; also used in reported speech ("She said that...").
Korean words inflected in this speech level are commonly characterized by the ending -다 (-da) in declarative statements, -냐 (-nya) or -니 (-ni) in questions, -어라 (-eora) in the imperative, and -자 (-ja) in the propositive. E.g.:
- 한다 (handa): "does"
- 하냐/하니 (hanya/hani): "does?"
- 해라 (haera): "do" (command)
- 하자 (haja): "let's do!"
Descendants
- → Jeju: ᄒᆞ라체 (hawrache) (calque)
See also
(해라체 endings)
(Other speech levels)