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지키라고

to follow, to keep, to protect, to guard

→ 지키다
verb · informal Rare #29,976
to follow, to keep Used when quoting or reporting a command: to tell someone to follow or keep something.
KO: 규칙을 지키라고 했어요.
EN: They told me to follow the rules.
to protect, to guard Used when quoting or reporting a command: to tell someone to protect or guard someone or something.
KO: 자기 몸을 지키라고 했어요.
EN: They told me to protect myself.
Conjugation of 지키다
Imperative
지켜라지키라고지키세요

자기 몸은 자기가 지키라고

You have to protect yourself.

— 모노노케 히메 (1997)

순서를 지키라고 했다

I told you to follow the order.

— 타이타닉 (1997)

자 마솔지, 내 지키라고!

Now, Masolji, protect me!

— Love Untangled (2025)