-(으)라고 quotes commands - reporting what someone ordered or told someone to do.
Reported command - 가라고 했어요 (told [me] to go)
Indirect imperative - Conveying someone elses order
Instructions - 조용히 하라고요 (telling to be quiet)
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Vowel stem + 라고, Consonant stem + 으라고
- 가다 → 가라고
- 먹다 → 먹으라고
Contracts to -래요 in casual speech
Negative command: -지 말라고
[They] told [me] to come quickly.
The doctor told me to exercise every day.
Mom told my younger brother to finish his homework.
The teacher told the students to sit down quietly.
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