더라 Meaning

Question: In this lesson, we will take a look at the verb ending -더라. You will hear this often in situations where one person is telling another what they found out or experienced.

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Question: What is -더라?

-더라 is used when you tell someone else about a new fact that you learned by experiencing (i.e. seeing, finding, realizing, etc.) it yourself.

Let us take a look at some examples:

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Question: 예쁘다 = to be pretty

예뻐요 = (She/It is) pretty.

→ 예쁘 + -더라 = 예쁘더라 = She is pretty! / I saw her, and she is so pretty!

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Question: 춥다 = to be cold

추워요 = It is cold.

→ 춥 + - 더라 = 춥더라 = It was so cold! / I went there, and it was so cold!

• You could say, “추워요”, but, “춥더라” has more emphasis.

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• Question: Like in the examples above, when you use -더라, it should be about a past action because you are talking about something that you have already experienced.

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