Detailed Explanation
- Used to indicate the speaker directly saw, heard, or felt some previous event or action
- Equivalent to "I personally witnessed..." or "I personally noticed..."
Usage
- NO: First-person sentences - this is about something you witnessed
- BUT: First-person CAN be used when: expressing mood, emotions, or feelings (use A+아/어하다)
- Use only for things you discovered - not things previously known
- Similar: ~더군(요) (can be 존댄말 or 반말) but slightly stronger
- Similar: ~더라 (used only for 반말) but slightly stronger
- Past ("it had happened"): ~았/었더라고요
Usage Rules
Conjugation Table
| V | Past | ~았/었더라고요 |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ~더라고요 |
Sentence Examples
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내가 금요일에 마지막 수업을 끝냈을때 옆 반에 수업이 벌써 끝났더라고요.
When I finished my last class I Friday, I personally observed that the next classroom over had already finished.
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금요일에 내가 수업을 일찍 끝내면 항상 옆 반 수업은 벌써 끝났더라고요.
Even if I finish the class early on Fridays, I can personally notice that the next class over always finishes before mine.
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또 학교에서 4월의 월급을 적게 줬더라고요.
And at school, I personally witnessed a decrease in my salary for April.
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그리고 가르치는 고등학교의 월급도 작년에 비해 더 적게 주더라고요.
Also, at the high school where I teach, I personally observed that I'm being given less than last year.
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처음 전주대에 왔을때 여러 학생들이 화장실에서 댐배도 피고 꽁초도 버리더라고요.
When I first came to Jeonju University, I personally witnessed various students smoking in the bathrooms and discarding their cigarette butts there.
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요즘 우울한 마음이 생기더라고요.
I've personally noticed that I'm starting to get depressed.
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한 수업에 학생들이 항상 내 말을 안 듣더라고요.
In one class, I've personally witnessed that the students constantly pay no attention to what I'm saying.
Past Tense
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