I been seeing 다고 하더라고요 a lot recently. I have

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I been seeing 다고 하더라고요 a lot recently. I have only a vague idea of what it means. Could you please clear this up?

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다고 is a quotative particle. 더라고 is a reflective pattern.

Here’s a sample conversation:

  • 혹시 어느 쪽으로 가면 롯데백화점이 나와요?
  • 문이 닫았다고 하더라고요.
  • 아 그런가요?

Translation would be something like:

  • Excuse me, do you know where Lotte Department Store is?
  • I heard they closed down.
  • Oh, really?

In more practical terms, ~더라고요 means something like “I recall”. Since 다고 is used to indicate a quote, in the case above it would mean “I recall he/she/someone said”.