How do you say this in Korean?
How do you say, "You did that the wrong way" in Korean?
Also, would would you say "He said that he was home."?
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(너) 그것 잘못 했다. (or "틀리게" 했다)
(너) 그거 잘못 했어/했네. (more colloquial)
If you are actually seeing the result of the wrong work/action, you could also say:
(너) 그거 잘못 해 놓았네. (해: do + 놓다: leave/place)
"He said that he was home":
1) 그는 집에 있다고 (말)했다. Full, formal.
2) 그는 집이라고 했다. Shorter version, like "He said he's home".
3) 걘 집이랬다. In informal speech. 걘 (<- 그 애는==그는); 집이랬다 (집 이라(고) 했다)
#1 is the formal version you'd see in normal text, where as #3 is conversational speech.
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Yes. 놓다 is a common word used by itself or with other verbs.
In "해 놓다", it has the sense of "leave, place something somewhere ready for someone".
돈을 찾다: withdraw funds.
돈을 찾아 놓다: withdraw(or have withdrawn) funds (to make it ready for me use)
일을 망치다: ruin the work.
일을 망쳐 놓다: ruin (or have ruined) the work (emphasizes the result; state)
차를 돌리다: turn the car.
차를 돌려 놓다: turn the car (so it is ready for something)
숙제를 했다: have done the homework
숙제를 해 놓다: Have done the homework (ready to be submitted - emphasize the result)
놓다 also means release; let go.
놓아! or 놔(common, contracted form): Let go! Let me go!
새를 놔 주다 (새를 놓아 주다): Let the bird go free.
And yes, 집이야 is the informal way of saying "I'm home".
(Let's say friends A & B are calling another friend C on a mobile)
A (to C): 어디야? Where are you?
C: 집이야. I'm home.
A (to B): 집이래. He says he's home.
* All this is as informal and colloquial as it goes.
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