보고
Used when quoting a command, request, or suggestion given to someone else.
Summary
Equivalent
To / Told (someone) to...
Also: 더러 · 한테 · 에게
Example
Mom told my sister to clean her room.
엄마가 동생보고 방을 치우라고 하셨어.
Grammar rules
- Attached to a noun (a person) to show who was spoken to.
- It's a very common, casual spoken way of indicating the receiver of an indirect quote.
- Can be replaced with '더러' without changing the meaning.
의사 선생님이 아버지더러 담배를 끊으라고 하셨어요.
- When '더러' is added to '나' (me) or '너' (you), it combines to become '날더러' or '널더러'.
누가 널더러 그 일을 하라고 했어?
- '보고' and '더러' are interchangeable with '한테' and '에게'.
선생님이 저한테 책을 읽으라고 하셨어요.
- Cannot be used if you aren't quoting someone's speech.
요즘 수현 씨보고 무슨 일 있나요? (Incorrect) -> 요즘 수현 씨한테 무슨 일 있나요? (Correct)
Patterns
N보고
N보고
Example sentences
Mom told my sister to clean her room.
엄마가 동생보고 방을 치우라고 하셨어.
My friend told me that we should watch a movie together.
친구가 나보고 같이 영화를 보자고 했어.
The boss told the employees to go home early.
사장님이 직원들보고 일찍 퇴근하라고 하셨어요.
Conversation
A: Why did you go to bed so late yesterday?
어제 왜 그렇게 늦게 잤어?
B: My younger brother asked me to make him a delicious late-night snack, so I was up late cooking.
동생이 나보고 맛있는 야식을 만들어 달라고 해서 요리하느라 늦었어.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Choose the correct indirect quotation particle.
어제 언니가 저한테 청소를 하라고 했어요.
선생님이 지민 학생에게 조용히 하라고 말씀하셨습니다.