Reported Speech: -dago / -nyago / -jago hada
Indirect (reported) speech is used to relay what someone said. Statements take '-dago hada', questions '-nyago hada', suggestions '-jago hada', and commands '-(eu)rago hada'.
Reporting statements: -dago hada
Verbs report with '-n/neundago', adjectives with '-dago', and nouns with '-(i)rago'.
λ―Όμκ° λ΄μΌ μ¨λ€κ³ νμ΄μ.
Minsu-ga naeil ondago haesseoyo.
Minsu said he will come tomorrow.
κ·Έ μνκ° μ λ§ μ¬λ―Έμλ€κ³ λ€μμ΄μ.
Geu yeonghwa-ga jeongmal jaemiittdago deureosseoyo.
I heard that movie is really fun.
κ·ΈλΆμ΄ μμ¬λΌκ³ νμ΄μ.
Geubun-i uisarago haesseoyo.
She said she is a doctor.
μ΄μ λΉκ° λ§μ΄ μλ€κ³ νλλ°μ.
Eoje bi-ga mani watdago hadeondeyo.
They were saying it rained a lot yesterday.
Tense and person shifts
Indirect speech keeps the original tense but shifts person to the speaker's viewpoint: 'I' becomes 'jagi/geu', and negative commands become '-ji mallago'.
μμ¬κ° 무리νμ§ λ§λΌκ³ νμ΄μ.
Uisa-ga murihaji mallago haesseoyo.
The doctor told me not to overdo it.
Reporting questions: -nyago hada
To report a question, use '-nyago mutda/hada'. Both verbs and adjectives can take '-nyago' uniformly.
μ μλμ΄ μμ λ₯Ό λ€ νλκ³ λ¬Όμμ΄μ.
Seonsaengnim-i sukje-reul da haennyago mureosseoyo.
The teacher asked whether I had finished all the homework.
Suggestions & commands: -jago / -(eu)rago
μΉκ΅¬κ° κ°μ΄ μ μ¬μ λ¨Ήμκ³ νμ΄μ.
Chingu-ga gachi jeomsim-eul meokjago haesseoyo.
My friend suggested we eat lunch together.
μλ§κ° μΌμ° μλΌκ³ νμ
¨μ΄μ.
Eomma-ga iljjik jarago hasyeosseoyo.
Mom told me to go to bed early.
| Type | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Statement | -λ€κ³ νλ€ | κ°λ€κ³ νμ΄μ |
| Question | -λκ³ νλ€ | κ°λκ³ λ¬Όμμ΄μ |
| Suggestion | -μκ³ νλ€ | κ°μκ³ νμ΄μ |
| Command | -(μΌ)λΌκ³ νλ€ | κ°λΌκ³ νμ΄μ |
| Neg. command | -μ§ λ§λΌκ³ νλ€ | κ°μ§ λ§λΌκ³ νμ΄μ |
π‘ Tip: In speech, '-dago haeyo' is often contracted to '-daeyo'. For example, 'μ¨λμ = μ¨λ€κ³ ν΄μ'.