해라체

Korean

Etymology

From 해라 (haera), formal, non-polite imperative of 하다 (hada, “to do”) + 체 (che, “style”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[he̞ɾa̠t͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[해라체]
Revised Romanization? haerache
Revised Romanization (translit.)? haelache
McCune–Reischauer? haerach'e
Yale Romanization? haylachey

Noun

해라체 • (haerache)

  1. The formal, non-polite speech level in Korean.

Usage notes

해라체 (haerache) is a speech level used to younger or lower-rank people. It is also used almost universally in books, newspapers, and magazines; also used in reported speech ("She said that...").

Korean words inflected in this speech level are characterized by the ending ㄴ다 present tense, ㅆ다 in the past tense, and 라 in the imperative. E.g.:

  • 한다 (handa): "does"
  • 했다 (haetda): "did"
  • 해라 (haera): "do" (command)

See also

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