INT 12 | ~더라(고) Retrospective
| Dictionary stem | Retrospective Suffix(es) | Ending | Polite Ending |
| 더 | ~라(고) | ~ 요 | |
| 더 | ~(으)ㄴ데 From 그런데(but) INT 9 | ~던데 | ~요 |
- ~더~ Recalling experience the speaker saw, heard, felt firsthand
- ~더라(고요) Reporting new information the speaker obtained through memory of what s/he
saw, heard, or felt firsthand
“I saw, heard others ~ing, and learned…”
“I felt …, and learned…”
The polite form of ~더라 is ~더라고요
CONJUGATION
맛있다 to be delicious: 맛있더라고(요)
덥다 to be hot(weather) 덥더라고(요)
예쁘다 to be pretty 예쁘더라고(요)
좋다 to be good 좋더라고(요)
먹다 to eat 먹더라고(요)
좋아하다 to like 좋아하더라고(요)
보다 to see, watch 보더라고(요)
Noun+(이)다 to be + N. C이더라고/V더라고(요)
~았/었더라고(요): If something had happened before you were there, use past tense suffix.
USAGE
When the subject is “I”, ONLY USE ADJECTIVES
Because you cannot see your own actions (=verb) as if you left your body >_<
Because you can see, hear how other people or things are (=adjective)
When the subject is others, USE VERBS
Because you cannot feel others’ feelings first hand (=adjective) but can observe their their actions(=verb)
EXAMPLES
친구: 한국 여행 어땠어? How was your Korea trip?
나: 너무 좋더라(고). It was so nice (recalling how the trip was).
음식도 너무 맛있더라(고). Food was so delicious, too. (recalling the taste)
그래서 너무 많이 먹었어. So I ate so much.
*먹었더라 (X) : When the subject is “I”, can’t use the verb with ~더라.
친구: 한국어 잘 못해도 괜찮아? Is it okay even if I can’t speak Korean well?
나: 응, 사람들이 영어를 잘하더라(고). Yeah, people speak English well.
(recalling hearing people speak English)
친구: 롯데월드도 갔어? Did you go to Lotte World, too?
나: 아니, 이미 문을 닫았더라(고). No, they had closed already.
