Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. Polite imperative form of 오다 (oda, to come).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oneora
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oneola
McCune–Reischauer?onŏra
Yale Romanization?onela

Verb

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오너라 (oneora)

  1. (imperative, polite) come, come over
    아무리 늦어도 6까지 거기 오너라.
    Amuri neujeodo 6si-kkaji-neun geogi-e oneora.
    Be there by six at the very latest.
    어느 오고 싶으면 오너라.
    Eoneu ttae-go ogo sipeumyeon oneora.
    Come over any time you want to.

Usage notes

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The verb 오다 (oda, to come) has two forms for the 해라체 (haerache) imperative: the blunt form, 와라 (wara, come!), and the politer form, 오너라 (oneora, please come).