지 그렇다 - Gentle Suggestion - Kimchi Reader
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Gentle Suggestion

how about, can we
Used as -지 그래, -지 그래요, -지 그러세요 depending on the level of speech to suggest that the listener do something. -지 그래 and -지 그래요 are less direct / more gentle compared to other kinds of suggestions in 반말 and 존댓말 respectively, but -지 그러세요 is probably on the more direct side and should not be used to those above you.
Example
  • 단어를 모르면 사전에 찾아보 그래요?
    If you don't know that word, how about you look it up?
  • 식당 구석에 의자 치우 그래요? 너무 낡아서 눈에 거슬려요.
    Can you please put that chair in the corner of the restaurant away? It's so old, I don't like seeing it.
  • 이제 출발 그래?
    Can we get going now?

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