V+거라, 너라

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Old Fashioned Command

Used to give commands. Old-fashioned compared to -아라/어라/해라. NOTE: -너라 has the same meaning, but is used exclusively with -오다 verbs.

Example

빨리 먹거라.

Eat quickly.
천천히 놀다 가거라.

Take your time hanging out before you go.
지금 당장 교실로 가거라. 선생님이 기다리신다.

Go to your classroom immediately. Your teacher is waiting.
어서 나오너라.

Come out quickly.

Commanding someone to not do something uses the negative form 지 말거라

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