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가야 한다고

that one has to go

→ 가다
phrase Rare #24,225
that one has to go Used to quote or report the idea that someone must go. It is formed from 가야 하다 (to have to go) plus the quotation marker 고, and is often followed by verbs such as 생각하다 (to think) or 말하다 (to say).
KO: 오늘은 병원에 가야 한다고 엄마가 말씀하셨어.
EN: Mom said that I have to go to the hospital today.

우리는 파티에 가야 한다고 말했잖아.

I said we had to go to the party.

— 스즈메의 문단속 (2022)

들키면 이사 가야 한다고 아빠 랑 엄마가 그랬어

Dad and Mom said that if we get caught, we’ll have to move.

— 마루 밑 아리에티 (2010)