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TOPIK 2adjective

그렇다

geureota [그러타]

그래요 · 그랬어요 · 그런 (+noun) (ㅎ irregular)

to be so, to be like that

Example

네, 맞아요. 제 생각도 그래요.

Yes, that's right. I think so too.

Word parts

Short for 그러하다, 'be that way'; part of the set 이렇다, 그렇다, 저렇다.

Good to know

그래요? = Really? and 그래요 = Okay / That's right — two of the most useful replies.