해라체

Korean

Etymology

From 해라 (haera, formal, non-polite imperative of 하다 (hada, “to do”)) +‎ 체(體) (che, “style”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɾa̠t͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɾa̠t͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)라체/헤(ː)라체]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haerache
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haelache
McCune–Reischauer?haerach'e
Yale Romanization?hāyla.chey

Noun

해라체 • (haerache)

  1. (grammar, linguistics) The formal, non-polite speech level in Korean.

Usage notes

해라체 (haerache) is a speech level used to younger or lower-rank people. It is also used almost universally in books, newspapers, and magazines; also used in reported speech ("She said that...").

Korean words inflected in this speech level are commonly characterized by the ending 다 (-da) in declarative statements, 냐 (-nya) or 니 (-ni) in questions, 어라 (-eora) in the imperative, and 자 (-ja) in the propositive. E.g.:

  • 한다 (handa): "does"
  • 하냐/하니 (hanya/hani): "does?"
  • 해라 (haera): "do" (command)
  • 하자 (haja): "let's do!"

Descendants
  • → Jeju: ᄒᆞ라체 (hawrache) (calque)

See also

(해라체 endings)

(Other speech levels)

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