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Role of 러 in this sentence
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May I know what's the role of "러" in the following sentence?
오늘 만나러 갔어요
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May I know what's the role of "러" in the following sentence?
오늘 만나러 갔어요
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Verb stem + -(으)러 simply means "in order to do..."^^'
만나다(to meet, see)
만나 + -(으)러 ☞ 만나러 ☞ in order to meet
먹다(to eat)
먹 + -(으)러 ☞ 먹으러(먹 has the final consonant ㄱ, so 으러 not 러)
오늘 만나러 갔어요 ☞ I went to meet him/her today
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만나다(to meet, see)
만나 + -(으)러 ☞ 만나러 ☞ in order to meet
먹다(to eat)
먹 + -(으)러 ☞ 먹으러(먹 has the final consonant ㄱ, so 으러 not 러)
오늘 만나러 갔어요 ☞ I went to meet him/her today
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I always remember the structure (으)-러 가다 / (으)-러 오다 as "to go/come ____"
오늘 만나러 갔어요 (Today, I went to meet _____.)
Compared to 오늘 ___ 만나요 or 오늘 ___가요, the usage of (으)-러 가요 has an intention to go do something rather than stating it as it is without any meaning behind it.
오늘 만나러 갔어요 (Today, I went to meet _____.)
Compared to 오늘 ___ 만나요 or 오늘 ___가요, the usage of (으)-러 가요 has an intention to go do something rather than stating it as it is without any meaning behind it.
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