그래서

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 그러해서 (geureohaeseo)
  • 그러하여서 (geureohayeoseo)

Etymology

Regular derivative of 그렇다 (geureota, “to be like that”), formed by joining the suffix -어서 (-eoseo) to the connective stem form 그래 (geurae).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɯɾɛsʰʌ̹] ~ [kɯɾe̞sʰʌ̹]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [그래서/그레서]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geuraeseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geulaeseo
McCune–Reischauer?kŭraesŏ
Yale Romanization?kulayse

Adverb

그래서 • (geuraeseo)

  1. therefore, accordingly, because of that, because things are like that, thus.
    데이지는 크로커 부인을 만나지 못하였다. 그래서 데이지는 그녀의 책을 사기로 했다.
    Deijineun keurokeo bu'ineul mannaji mothayeotda. Geuraeseo deijineun geunyeoui chaegeul sagiro haetda.
    Daisy didn't meet Mrs. Crocker. thus, Daisy decided to buy her book.
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