Korean

Syllable

라 • ‎(ra)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ and ㅏ.

Etymology 2

Suffix

라 • ‎(ra)

1. (formal) a plain style imperative ending

   다음 방정식의 해를 구하라.‎

   Da-eum bangjeongsigui haereul guhara.

   Find the solutions of following equations.

Usage notes

The suffix -라 (-ra) is attached to the sequential form, and if the verb ends in the consonant ㄹ (l), the ㄹ (l) does not drop out.

Synonyms

• 아라 (ara)/어라 (eora) (casual)

Derived terms

• 라고 (rago)

Etymology 3

Contraction of 라고 (rago)

Particle

라 • ‎(ra)

1. used after direct quotation

   아버지는 "신경 쓸 필요 없다."라 일축하곤 하셨다.‎

   Abeojineun "sin-gyeong sseul piryo eopda."ra ilchukhagon hasyeotda.

   My father often dismissed me saying "Don't bother with it."

Suffix

라 • ‎(ra)

1. (after verb) that sb should ...
2. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) that ...

   남들이 뭐라 하든 나는 내 갈 길을 가겠다.‎

   Namdeuri mwora hadeun naneun nae gal gireul gagetda.

   I will go my way, not caring what people say.

Usage notes

The particle 라 (ra) has its alternative form, 이라 (ira). The former appears after a vowel, and the latter appears after a consonant.

The suffix -라 (-ra) takes the sequential form, and if the stem ends in ㄹ (l), the ㄹ (l) does not drop out.

The suffix -라 (-ra) is for present tense only, and if other tenses are needed, -다 (-da) is used.

Etymology 4

Contraction of 라서 (raseo)

Synonyms

• 아서 (aseo)/어서 (eoseo) and its contraction 아 (a)/어 (eo)

Suffix

라 • ‎(ra)

1. (after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) because, since

   유기농이라 그런지 많이 비싸다.‎

   Yuginong-ira geureonji mani bissada.

   This is much expensive, perhaps because it's organic.

Usage notes

The suffix -라 (-ra) is for present tense only, and if other tenses are needed, -어 (-eo) and -어서 (-eoseo) are used.

Etymology 5

Suffix

라 • ‎(ra)

1. (after 아니다 (anida, “not to be”)) and, but

   친구가 아니라 원수다, 아주.‎

   Chin-guga anira wonsuda, aju.

   You're much like an enemy rather than a friend.

Synonyms

• 고 (go)

Etymology 6

Suffix

라 • ‎(ra)

1. (archaic, after 이다 to be, 아니다 not to be) a plain style present tense declarative ending

Derived terms

• 더라 (deora): past tense
• 리라 (rira): future tense

See also

• 니라 (nira): for adjectives
• 느니라 (neunira): for verbs

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

라 (ra)

1. 亽, 倮, 儸, 喇, 嗠, 囉, 懶, 曪, 瘰, 癩, 砢, 羅, 臝, 蘿, 螺, 蠃, 裸, 邏, 鑼, 陏, 騾, 驘