-으러

Korean

Alternative forms

  • -러 (-reo) — after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

From Middle Korean -으〮라〮/ᄋᆞ〮라〮 (Yale: -úlá/ólá).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eureo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?euleo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭrŏ
Yale Romanization?ule

Suffix

-으러 • (-eureo)

  1. 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.
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