-다고 quotes statements - reporting what someone said, thought, or wrote.
Direct quote marker - 간다고 했어요 (said they are going)
Reported speech - Conveying someone elses words
Own thoughts - 힘들다고 생각해요 (I think its hard)
Form depends on the quoted verb type.
Formation by verb type
- Action verb present: -ㄴ/는다고 (간다고)
- Action verb past: -았/었다고 (갔다고)
- Descriptive verb: -다고 (예쁘다고)
- Noun + 이다: -(이)라고 (학생이라고)
Contracts to -대요 in casual speech
They say that it will rain tomorrow.
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