How to use (이)라고?

[bubbletea]

How is (이)라고 normally used in a sentence? For instance, does this sentence use the ending (이)라고 and how would it be translated:

거짓말이라고 말해달라고 애원해도 소용없다고.

[trutherous]

이라고 after a final consonant 라고 after a final vowel

roughly translates "is called" "called by" or "said like" "said that" "tell, tell like" "speak, speak like"

거깃말이라고 했어요 -I/he said that was a lie.
그분이 교수라고 했어요 - He said that he is a professor.
사과라고 써 있는 상자 - the box that says 'apples'

""거짓말이라고 말해달라고 애원해도 소용없다고."" -You know it's useless even if you plead with him(me) to tell a lie. Even if you plead with him(me) to tell a lie you know it's useless. (Good for him! He must be a man of integrity.) In this very odd example you give please keep in mind that (and you may already know this but) '말해달라고' does not contain the '라고' you are asking about, this is 말 -speech + 해 -to do + 달라(다) -request/appeal + 고

For a better understanding I recommend you use a Korean-English dictionary and read more in depth, also look up these similar terms 라는, 라니, and 라도

George - fellow student

[bubbletea]

Thank you so much! I couldn't have asked for a better explanation.

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