-는

See also: 는 and -는-

Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɯn]
Phonetic hangul: [는]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	neun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	neun
McCune–Reischauer^?	nŭn
Yale Romanization^?	nun

Etymology 1 edit

Equivalent to Middle Korean ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no, present-tense suffix) + ㄴ (Yale: -n, realis gerundive suffix). The first element is now homophonous 는 (-neun-) in Modern Korean; see that entry for more.

Suffix edit

는 • (-neun)

that is..., that [one] is..., -ing, etc.; suffix attached to the stem of verbs or the existential adjectives 있다 (itda) and 없다 (eopda) to turn the clause into a dependent one in the present tense.
Coordinate terms: 은 (-eun, past-tense), 던 (-deon, past-tense imperfect), 을 (-eul, future or irrealis)

읽는 책 ― ing-neun chaek ― the book one is reading

사는 곳 ― sa-neun got ― the place where one lives

동물원 에 있는 호랑이 ― dongmurwon-e in-neun horang'i ― the tiger that is in a zoo

떠나는 사람 들 ― tteona-neun saram-deul ― the people leaving

Usage notes edit

This suffix causes stem-final ㄹ (l) to drop out.

Derived terms edit

었는 (-eonneun)

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Korean 는〮 (Yale: -nún), ᄂᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: -nón), probably a reduplication of 은〮 (Yale: -ún), ᄋᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: -ón). See the main entry for more.

Particle edit

는 • (-neun)

Post-vowel allomorphic form of 은 (-eun, topic marker).

Etymology 3 edit

Possibly a contraction of 느냐 (-neunya).

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɯn]
Phonetic hangul: [는]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	neun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	neun
McCune–Reischauer^?	nŭn
Yale Romanization^?	nun

Suffix edit

는 • (-neun)

Seoul form of 느냐 (-neunya, “plain-style interrogative suffix”)
Synonyms: 냐 (-nya), 니 (-ni)
- 1990, Park Wan-suh, 미망 [Mimang, Illusions]:
  너 무슨 소리 를 그렇게 허는?
  Neo museun sori-reul geureoke heoneun?
  Why are you saying it like that?
  Gyeonggi dialect, Kaepoong. The novel Illusions, written by Park Wan-suh, who comes from Kaepoong county, takes place in the area during the first half of the 20th century. In the novel's dialogue, she often uses the traditional pre-war Kaesong dialect.

Usage notes edit

Appears to be most commonly used around the Kaesong region.