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-자고 하다

indirect speech: (someone) suggests doing … together ('let's')

Level 2 · TOPIK I · beginner

How to use it

Reports a suggestion to do something together (-자, -(으)ㅂ시다, -아/어요 'let's'). Negative: -지 말자고 하다.

Forming it

가다→ 가자고 했어요
먹다→ 먹자고 했어요
만들다→ 만들자고 했어요
놀다→ 놀자고 했어요

Only with verbs, and the same form for all stems: 먹자고, 가자고 (no 으).

Examples

Compared with similar patterns

-(으)라고 하다 reports a command to the listener only; -(으)ㅂ시다 is the direct 'let's' form that -자고 하다 reports.

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