V + -(으)래요 / -재요 / -냬요V + -(eu)raeyo / -jaeyo / -nyaeyo
Intermediate 4 · #12Lesson 4: 공연과 감상 – Performances and Appreciation

V + -(으)래요 / -재요 / -냬요 – Contracted Indirect Command, Suggestion & Question

Meaning: Told to do (-(으)래요); suggested doing (-재요); asked whether (-냬요)

Conjugation & Pattern

  • Contracted Command: V + -(으)래요 (= -(으)라고 해요) | Negative: V + -지 말래요
  • Contracted Suggestion: V + -재요 (= -자고 해요) | Negative: V + -지 말재요
  • Contracted Question: V/A + -(으)냬요 / -냬요 (= -(으)냐고 해요) | Noun: N + (이)냬요

Detailed Usage

Colloquial contractions of indirect imperatives ('-(으)라고 해요' -> '-(으)래요'), indirect propositives ('-자고 해요' -> '-재요'), and indirect questions ('-냐고 해요' -> '-냬요').

Example Sentences

  1. 1

    선생님께서 내일은 꼭 9시까지 교실로 오래요.

    Seonsaengnimkkeseo naeireun kkok 9sikkaji gyosillo oraeyo.

    The teacher said to be sure to come to the classroom by 9 o'clock tomorrow.

  2. 2

    수미 씨가 오늘 퇴근하고 같이 저녁을 먹재요.

    Sumi ssiga oneul toegeunhago gati jeonyeogeul meokjaeyo.

    Sumi suggested that we eat dinner together after work today.

  3. 3

    어머니께서 지금 어디에 가냬요.

    Eomeonikkeseo jigeum eodie ganyaeyo.

    My mother is asking where you are going right now.

Important Notes

With '주다', the contracted imperative also splits into '달래요' (= 달라고 해요: asking for oneself) and '주래요' (= 주라고 해요: telling someone to give to a third party).

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