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-으러

-eureo

in order to; to (go/come)

Attaches to a verb stem to express the purpose of a following movement verb like 가다 (go) or 오다 (come)—'in order to.'

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Meanings

  1. 1

    A connective ending used to express the purpose of an action such as going and coming.

    가거나 오거나 하는 동작의 목적을 나타내는 연결 어미.

Examples

  • 갑자기 친구들이 집에 놀러 왔다.

    Friends suddenly came over to visit.

  • 어머니는 과일을 사러 잠깐 시장에 가셨다.

    Mother went to the market for a moment to buy fruit.

  • 승규는 친구들과 영화를 보러 시내에 나갔다.

    Seunggyu went out downtown with friends to watch a movie.

  • 너 어디 가? 응. 도서관에 책 빌리러 가.

    Where are you going? I'm going to the library to borrow a book.

  • 나는 내일 건강 검진을 받으러 병원에 갈 예정이다.

    I plan to go to the hospital tomorrow for a health checkup.

  • 점심시간에 칼국수 먹으러 갈 건데 같이 가실래요?

    I'm going to go eat kalguksu at lunchtime, want to come along?

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-으러’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “in order to; to (go/come)”?