This is the 6600th most frequent Korean word.
요구하자
"요구하자" means "let's demand" or "let's request."
In this sentence, '요구하자' (to demand, in a suggestive form 'let's demand') is used to suggest taking joint action.
우리는 더 나은 환경을 위해 변화를 요구하자.
Let's demand change for a better environment.
Here, '요구하자' indicates initiation of a demand or request, suggesting a causal link with subsequent events.
학생들이 수업 방식의 개선을 요구하자, 학교가 이를 검토하기 시작했다.
As the students demanded improvements in teaching methods, the school began to consider them.
The form '요구하자고' translates to a decision or resolution to demand collectively.