V + -(으)러 가다/오다 – Go / come in order to do V

Conjugation & Pattern

• Verb stem without patchim OR ending in ㄹ + -러 가다/오다/다니다 (보러 가다, 놀러 오다)
• Verb stem with patchim (except ㄹ) + -으러 가다/오다/다니다 (먹으러 가다, 읽으러 가다)

Detailed Usage

Attached to an action verb stem to express the purpose of moving to a place. Must be followed by a movement verb such as 가다, 오다, 다니다, 나가다, or 들어가다.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   도서관에 책을 읽으러 가요.

   Doseogwane chaegeul ilgeureo gayo.

   I am going to the library to read a book.

2. 2

   식당에 점심을 먹으러 갔어요.

   Sikdange jeomsimeul meogeureo gasseoyo.

   I went to a restaurant to eat lunch.

3. 3

   주말에 우리 집에 놀러 오세요.

   Jumare uri jibe nolleo oseyo.

   Please come over to our house to hang out this weekend.