-네
Jeju
Etymology
See Korean 네 (ne).
Particle
네 (-ne)
- -s (indicating the plural of a noun)
Usage notes
- Restricted to pronouns.
Synonyms
- 덜 (deol)
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ne̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [네]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | ne |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ne |
McCune–Reischauer? | ne |
Yale Romanization? | ney |
Etymology 1
First appears in the late sixteenth century, originally as ᄂᆡ (Yale: -noy).
Traditionally analyzed as a shortening of Middle Korean ᄂᆞᅌᅵ다〮 (Yale: -no-ngì-tá), from ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense suffix) + ᅌᅵ (Yale: -ngì-, listener-honoring suffix) + 다〮 (Yale: -tá, declarative suffix), with the last being fully deleted.
However, Jang Yun-hui suggests that it may be more appropriate to posit 이 (Yale: -i) as a colloquial Middle Korean verb-final suffix, in which case this is a simple compound of ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense suffix) + 이 (Yale: -i).[1]
Suffix
네 • (-ne)
- In the familiar style, a declarative suffix.
- In the intimate style, the polite style, or when talking to oneself, an exclamatory suffix conveying a sudden realization.
- 한국어를 잘 하시네요! ― Han'gugeo-reul jal ha-si-ne-yo! ― You speak Korean well!
- 아, 그러네. 생각을 못 했다. ― a, geureo-ne. Saenggag-eul mot haetda. ― Oh, right. I didn't think of that.
Usage notes
- This suffix elides stem-final ㄹ (l).
Related terms
- 게 (-ge)
- 데 (-de)
- 으이 (-eu'i)
See also
- 구나 (-guna, plain style exclamatory)
- 구려 (-guryeo, middle style exclamatory)
- 군 (-gun, plain style exclamatory)
- 도다 (-doda, dated literary plain style exclamatory)
- 소서 (-soseo, very formal style exclamatory)
Etymology 2
From Middle Korean 내〮 (Yale: -náy). Originally an honorific plural; became increasingly pejorative.
Suffix
네 • (-ne)
- (colloquial) Forms the plural of certain pronouns.
- 걔 (gyae, “he/she”) + 네 (-ne) → 걔네 (gyaene, “they”)
- 니 (ni, “you”) + 네 (-ne) → 니네 (nine, “you guys”)
- family of..., -'s folks...
- 언니 (eonni, “older sister”) + 네 (-ne) → 언니네 (eonnine, “older sister's (in-law) family”)
- (sometimes belittling) people, folks
- 우리 (uri, “we; us”) + 네 (-ne) → 우리네 (urine, “us; our folks”)
- 남정(男丁) (namjeong, “adult men”) + 네 (-ne) → 남정(男丁)네 (namjeongne, “menfolk”)
Etymology 3
See the main entry.
Suffix
네 • (-ne)
- Pyongan form of 니 (-ni, “a plain-style interrogative suffix”)
- 1998, 김영배, “서북방언”, in 새국어생활, volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, pages 69:
- 큰아바지레 오셋네?
- keunabaji-re Osenne?
- Grandfather, have you come?
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References
- 장윤희 (1997), “중세국어 종결어미 '(으)이'의 분석과 그 문법사적 의의 [Analysis of the Middle Korean sentence ender (-u)i and its significance in grammatical history]”, in Gugeohak, volume 30