Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • (-reo)after vowels and (l)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

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으러 (-eureo)

  1. in order to; used only with verbs of movement
    Synonyms: (-ryeo), 려고 (-ryeogo)
    왔지.Neo bo-reo watji.I came to see you, of course.
    이거 일본까지 갔다 왔어.Igeo sa-reo ilbon-kkaji gatda wasseo.I even visited Japan to buy this.
    으러 나갔어.Bap meog-eureo nagasseo.He went out to eat.