Question

배고픈 아기들은 젖을 달라고 울어댔어요 When quoting phrases containing the request to perform an action for the sake of someone else different from the hearer (in particular, expressions with the benefactive aspect -아/어 주-), the quotation may require the use of 달라고 instead of 주라고.달라고 replaces 주라고 in situations when the speaker is making a command for the benefit of himself, i.e., when the speaker is the one who will benefit once the command is executed.

Accepted Answer

Hungry babies cried for their mothers' milk

Front	배고픈 아기들은 젖을 달라고 울어댔어요
Back	Hungry babies cried for their mothers' milk
Notes	When quoting phrases containing the request to perform an action for the sake of someone else different from the hearer (in particular, expressions with the benefactive aspect -아/어 주-), the quotation may require the use of 달라고 instead of 주라고. 달라고 replaces 주라고 in situations when the speaker is making a command for the benefit of himself, i.e., when the speaker is the one who will benefit once the command is executed.

달라고 Speaker Command Benefit 배고픈 아기들은 젖을 울어댔어요