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Reported Speech

-다고 하다 and friends

Quoted speech uses -다고 하다

Reporting what someone said.

📊 Reported speech
Sentence type Quote ending Example
statement -다고 하다 간다고 해요
question -냐고 하다 가냐고 해요
command -(으)라고 하다 가라고 해요
suggestion -자고 하다 가자고 해요
💬 Examples
간다고 했어요.
gandago haesseoyo.
(He) said (he) would go.
📝 Plain form + -다고 하다
학생이라고 했어요.
haksaeng-irago haesseoyo.
(She) said (she) is a student.
📝 Noun + -(이)라고 하다
Different enders for questions/commands

-냐고 (question), -(으)라고 (command), -자고 (suggestion).

💬 Examples
어디 가냐고 물었어요.
eodi ganyago mureosseoyo.
(He) asked where (I) was going.
📝 -냐고 = reported question
빨리 오라고 했어요.
ppalli orago haesseoyo.
(He) told (me) to come quickly.
📝 -(으)라고 = reported command
Contractions are common in speech

-다고 해요 → -대요.

💬 Examples
내일 온대요.
naeil ondaeyo.
(They) say (he'll) come tomorrow.
📝 -ㄴ대요 (contracted -다고 해요)
바쁘대요.
bappeudaeyo.
(They) say (he's) busy.
📝 Contracted reported speech