-아/어라

Informal Command

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-아/어라 is a command form you use with people you are very close to and who are the same age or younger. It's like saying 'Do this!' informally.

එය ක්‍රියා කරන ආකාරය

The -아/어라 ending is a direct and informal way to give a command. It's crucial to use it only in appropriate situations to avoid sounding rude.

Conjugation Rules:
1. If the verb stem's last vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ, you add -아라.

2. If the verb stem's last vowel is anything else (ㅓ, ㅜ, ㅣ, ㅡ, etc.), you add -어라.

3. For verbs ending in 하다, it becomes 해라.

Usage Context:
This form is most commonly used by:

Parents speaking to their children.
Very close friends of the same age.
In certain written contexts like exam instructions or book titles for a general audience.

It is the informal equivalent of the polite command -세요 and the formal command -십시오.

밥 먹어라.
Eat your meal.
වචනයෙන් වචනය: Meal eat (command).
A common phrase a parent might say to a child.
저기 앉아라.
Sit over there.
වචනයෙන් වචනය: Over there sit (command).
The verb stem of 앉다 (to sit) contains the vowel ㅏ, so -아라 is added.
조용히 해라!
Be quiet!
වචනයෙන් වචනය: Quietly do (command).
하다 verbs change to 해라. This is a strong, informal command.
창문 좀 열어라.
Open the window.
වචනයෙන් වචනය: Window a little open (command).
열다 (to open) ends with the vowel ㅕ, so -어라 is added.

Using -아/어라 with someone older or in a formal setting.
වෙනස් තේරුමක්선생님, 이것 좀 봐라.
선생님, 이것 좀 보세요.
-아/어라 is informal (반말) and is considered rude when speaking to elders or superiors. You must use the polite command form -세요 in these situations.
Incorrectly conjugating the verb.
숙제하다라.
숙제해라.
You must remove -다 from the verb and apply the vowel harmony rule. For 하다 verbs, the command form is always 해라, not 하다라.

-아/어라මට්ටම 1Informal Command

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