-어ᇝ-

-어ᇝ-

Jeju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌms/

Suffix

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	어ᇝ (-eom-)
Yang-form	아ᇝ (-am-)

어ᇝ (-eom-)

1. Suffix indicating the continuous aspect of a verb not in the past tense. For action verbs, it is largely equivalent to English "is... ing"; for stative verbs/adjectives, it has an inchoative meaning equivalent to "to become...; to begin to be...".

Usage notes

• If the syllable to which 어ᇝ (-eom-) is appended ends in the vowel 어 (eo) or 으 (eu), the two syllables usually contract.
• The same is true for 아ᇝ (-am-) and the vowel 아 (a).

Derived terms

• 어ᇝ저 (-eomjeo)
• 어ᇝ구나 (-eomguna)