힘을내라고 말해줄래 or 힘을내다고 말해줄래
In a Girls Generation song, there is the following line:

힘을내라고 말해줄래
Can you tell me to find/exert strength?

Is there a typo in there? Shouldn't it be:

힘을 내다고 말해줄래

힘을 내다 (to find strength) + -다고 말해줄래

Thanks!!

Question

힘을내라고 말해줄래 or 힘을내다고 말해줄래
In a Girls Generation song, there is the following line:

힘을내라고 말해줄래
Can you tell me to find/exert strength?

Is there a typo in there? Shouldn't it be:

힘을 내다고 말해줄래

힘을 내다 (to find strength) + -다고 말해줄래

Thanks!!

Answer

힘을내라고 말해줄래
There is no typo.

It is composed of 힘을 내+라고 말해줄래
힘을 내 is an imperative form of 힘을 내다
내 is composed of 내(다) + 어(imperative ending particle of Hae-che)