-더라고요: I saw it, I felt it
The ending Koreans use to tell you about something they experienced themselves.
Eonni··4 min readUse -더라고요 to share something you personally saw, heard or felt in the past — and that the listener probably doesn’t know yet. It feels like: “I found out that…,” “You know what? It was…”
A: 새로 생긴 식당 가 봤어요? Have you been to the new restaurant?
B: 네, 어제 갔는데 진짜 맛있더라고요! 그런데 사람이 너무 많더라고요. Yes, I went yesterday — it was really good! But there were so many people.
How to make it
| Type | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb / adjective | stem + 더라고요 | 맛있다 → 맛있더라고요 비싸다 → 비싸더라고요 |
| Noun | (이)더라고요 | 학생이더라고요 친구더라고요 |
| Already finished | -았/었 + 더라고요 | 벌써 끝났더라고요 |
The subject rule
You report what you observed — so it’s usually about other people or things, not your own actions.
You don’t “observe” your own action.
“I noticed Minsu works out every day.”
Your own feelings are okay, because you discovered them: 한국 영화가 생각보다 재미있더라고요. “Korean movies turned out to be more fun than I thought.”
You went to Myeongdong yesterday and it was crowded. Tell your friend: 사람이 정말 ____.
Say it out loud with Eonni.
This lesson is part of Intermediate 1 · Talk About Your Life.
