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A/V-더라고(요) — I saw that … · it turned out … — passing on what you found out yourself, now in a story told in order, quoting what people said (그러더라고요) and with -았/었더라고요 · Lesson 4B-3, deeper
I saw that … · it turned out … — passing on what you found out yourself, now in a story told in order, quoting what people said (그러더라고요) and with -았/었더라고요 · Lesson 4B-3, deeper. Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 1: 캠퍼스 첫 학기 (First semester on campus — orientation, clubs, seniors and juniors, cafeteria life, and turning down a drink).
What it means
A/V-더라고(요) passes on what you saw and found out yourself — Lesson 4B-3: 선배들이 잘 챙겨 주더라고요. In a story told in order it comes at the end of each step: 박람회에 가 봤어요. 동아리가 백 개가 넘더라고요. What someone said is reported with 그러더라고요: 한 잔만 하라고 그러더라고요. -았/었더라고요 means it was already done when you looked: 자리가 다 찼더라고요. It is not used for your own deliberate action.
Forms
| Pattern | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A/V-더라고요 | 동사 · 형용사 (받침 상관없음) | 권하다 → 권하더라고요 |
| -다고 · -자고 · -(으)라고 그러더라고요 | 남이 한 말 | 한 잔만 하라고 → 한 잔만 하라고 그러더라고요 |
| -았/었더라고요 | 봤을 때 이미 끝난 일 | 자리가 차다 → 자리가 다 찼더라고요 |
Key points
- A/V-더라고(요) = I saw that … — now in a story told in order; 그러더라고요 reports what someone said; -았/었더라고요 = already done when you looked.
- The subject is what you observed, not your own action (제가 들더라고요 ✗). Lesson 4B-3 block, deeper. For hearsay about the future use -대요.
Examples
- 내가 직접 보고 알게 된 것을 다른 사람에게 전할 때 써요. 4B 3과에서 배웠어요: 선배들이 잘 챙겨 주더라고요.
- 이야기를 순서대로 할 때 문장마다 써요: 박람회에 가 봤어요. 동아리가 백 개가 넘더라고요.
- 남이 한 말은 「그러더라고요」로 전해요: 한 잔만 하라고 그러더라고요.
- 「-았/었더라고요」는 내가 봤을 때 이미 끝난 일이에요: 자리가 다 찼더라고요. 내가 한 일에는 쓰지 않아요.
Where university textbooks teach it
This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 4B, lesson 11; Yonsei University Korean 4-1, lesson 6; Sogang University Korean 3B, lesson 4; Hongik University Korean 3A, lesson 2; Hanyang University Korean 4-2, lesson 12.
Also in this lesson
- A/V-(으)ㄹ뿐더러 — not only … but also — adding a second, stronger point in the same direction (close to -(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 · -거니와 from Lesson 4B-8)
- V-자기에 — since someone suggested 'let's …' — explaining what you did because of a suggestion (-자고 하기에, shortened)
- A/V-데(요) — I noticed … · it was …, I found — passing on something you experienced yourself, shorter and softer than -더라고요 (and not -대요, which is hearsay)