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대 Korean Alternative forms ko -래 in the environments of the ko -라 allomorph Etymology Short for ko -다(-고) 해 [one] says that.... Suffix In the intimate style, used to convey something someone else has said: they say, apparently; used to report or ask about something one has heard about (often from an unclear source), adding a nuance that one is only reporting what other people have said rather than claiming so personally. ko 뉴스 보니까 ^아프간-에서 ^탈레반-이 파죽지세-로 전국-을 장악-하고 있대. I was watching the news, and apparently the Taliban in Afghanistan is rapidly taking over the entire country. ko 누구-한테-서 들었는데, 여기 엄청-난 보물-이 매장-돼 있대. I heard it from somebody that apparently there's immense treasure buried here. ko 오늘 날씨 별로-래. They say the weather is bad today. ko 오늘 주식-은 어떻대? What do they say the stock market is like today? Used to report or ask about something that someone says constantly or regularly. ko 걔-는 볼 때-마다 돈-이 없대. Every time I meet him, he says he has no money. Used to report or ask about something that one has been told in the (near) past. The use of a present-tense form for a situation in the past gives a more vivid nuance. ko -댔어 ko 결혼식 갔다-왔어. — 신랑-은 행복-하대? I came back from a wedding. — Does the groom say he's happy? ko 어제 만나-보니까 최근 너무 우울-했대. I met him yesterday, and he said he was so depressed recently. In the intimate style, used to ask about a fact that one takes as a given, adding a nuance of annoyance or surprise. ko 오늘-은 왜 이렇게 폭염-이-래? God, why is it so hot today? ko 그 나라-는 땅덩어리-는 크면서 왜 그렇게 돈-이 없대? Why does that country have no money even when it's so big in territory?