V+(는)구려/(는)구료

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하오체 New information 하오체 Polite command Usage What is 하오체?

하오체 New information

Express surprise after learning something new.

Example

정말 깨끗한 동네이구려.

Wow, this is a really clean neighborhood.
그 소식에 참 서운하셨겠구료.

You must have been really disappointed to hear that.
오늘은 참 잘 잡수시는구려.

You’re really eating well today.

하오체 Polite command

Expresses a command in a polite, suggestive tone.

Example

더 늦으면 어두워질 테니 어서 가구려.

It'll get dark soon so let's get going.
이 사람에게도 한 잔 권하시구려.

Why don't you offer this person a drink, too?

Usage

V+(는)구려/(는)구료 (하오체 New information) takes the form 는구려 after action verbs and 구려 after descriptive verbs, while V+(는)구려/(는)구료 (하오체 Polite command) takes the form 구려 after action verbs and is not used with descriptive verbs. (는)구려 is the correct spelling, but (는)구료 is a common non-standard usage.

What is 하오체?

하오체 is honorific speech used in archaic Korean; used to respectfully address someone without lowering oneself, however, it is considered archaic in modern Korean and it is rare to encounter it in everyday speech.

You will encounter 하오체 in period dramas, traditional literature or in North - Korea; where it is still in use today.

하오체 has been replaced by 해요체 in modern times. source

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