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Decoded Slug: (으)러 가다/오다 [(eu)reo gada/oda] (Go/come to do something)
Korean Grammar Point
(으)러 가다/오다 [(eu)reo gada/oda] (Go/come to do something)
(으)러 가다/오다 [(eu)reo gada/oda] (Go/come to do something)
Short explanation:
Used to express the purpose of movement, translated as 'go/come to do something'.
Formation:
Verb stem (if ends in a consonant) +으러 가다/오다 OR Verb stem (if ends in a vowel) +러 가다/오다
Examples:
나는 친구를 만나러 학교에 갔어요.
Naneun chingureul mannareo hakgyoe gaseoyo.
I went to school to meet a friend.
내일 부모님을 찾아가려고, 고향에 오려고 합니다.
Naeil bumonim-eul chajagaryeogo, gohyang-e oreul o-ryeo-go habnida.
I am going to my hometown to visit my parents tomorrow.
그녀는 새 신발을 사러 쇼핑몰에 갔어요.
Geunyeo-neun sae sinbal-eul sareo syopingmole gaseyo.
She went to the mall to buy new shoes.
저는 스피치를 준비하러 도서관에 왔습니다.
Jeoneun seupichi-reul junbihareo doseogwan-e wassseubnida.
I came to the library to prepare a speech.
Long explanation:
'(으)러 가다/오다' is a conjugative expression used to indicate the intention or purpose of going somewhere or coming from somewhere to do something. In English, it translates to 'go/come to do something'. The suffix '으러' is a combination of the objective marker '(으)' and the verb '러' (to). It is used when the verb stem ends in a consonant and simply '러' is used when the verb stem ends in a vowel.