V-(으)러 가다/오다

in order to

Explanation

-() 가다/오다 expresses going or coming to a place to perform an action, with the action stated first and the place second. It corresponds to '(in order) to' in English. When the verb stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ, then - 가다/오다 is used, and when it ends in a consonant, -() 가다/오다 is used.

Details

Only movement verbs such as 가다 (to go), 오다 (to come), and 다니다 (to attend/commute) are used after -().

옷을 사 시장에 가요.
(I) go to the market to buy clothes.
옷을 사러 돈을 찾아요.

Furthermore, the following verbs that express movement cannot be used before -(): 가다 (to go), 오다 (to come), 올라가다 (to go up), 내려가다 (to go down), 들어가다 (to enter), 나가다 (to leave), 여행하다 (to travel), and 이사하다 (to move/change residences).

가러 가다
오러 가다
올라가러 가다
나가러 가다

Kimchi Reader

Express a movement toward a location in order to perform the action. Used with verbs of movement.

Examples
나 지금 도서관에 책 빌리<span class='focus'>러</span> <span class='green'>가는데</span> 같이 갈래?
I'm going to the library to borrow a book, do you want to come with me?
동생은 학원에 피아노를 배<span class='focus'>우러</span> <span class='green'>가요</span>.
My younger sibling is going to the academy to learn piano.
저는 극장에 공연을 보<span class='focus'>러</span> <span class='green'>가요</span>.
I'm going to the theater to watch a performance.

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