Tuesday, October 9, 2018

verbs - Is おくれ interchangeable of くれ?


Suppose a boss is telling his/her subordinates not to be angry by saying 怒らないでおくれよ。


What is the meaning of おくれ in this context? And is it interchangeable with the sentence "怒らないでくれよ。" ?




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