-다고

Korean Alternative forms ko -라고 obligatory directly after the stems of ko -이다, ko 아니다 Etymology ko -다 -고. Suffix suffix ko -다 -고 Used for the indirect quotation of sentences in the declarative. ko 누구-라-고 그랬어? Who did you say it was? ko 어디 있-다-고? They're where? / Where [did you say] they are? ko 저녁-을 먹-겠--다-고 말했다. He said that he would have dinner. Jeonyeog-eul meok-get-da-go malhaetda. ko 매우 큰 동물-이었-다-고 주장했다. He claimed that it was a very large animal. In the intimate style, used to express relief that something has not come to pass. ko 난 또 누가 다쳤-다-고. Whew, I thought someone was hurt. ko 난 또 쟤-가 범인-이-라-고. Whew, I thought he was the perpetrator. Used to note that someone is using something as a reason or excuse, sometimes with a pejorative nuance. ko 공부 잘한-다-고 다-냐? Are your grades all there is? ko 눈-이 안 좋다-고 책-을 못 읽는대. She says she can't read because her eyesight is bad. Used to cite proverbs, maxims, and aphorisms. ko 마이동풍-이-라-고 [as they say], talking to a deaf wall [lit. east wind in the horse's ear] ko 호랑이-도 제 말 하면 온-다-고 [as they say], speak of the Devil [lit. speak of the tiger and it shall appear]