-겄-

겄 U+AC84, 겄 HANGUL SYLLABLE GEOSS Composition: ㄱ + ㅓ + ㅆ ← 것 [U+AC83] Hangul Syllables 겅 → [U+AC85]

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry. The vowel change to ㅓ (eo) is irregular; Ko Gwang-mo believes it was potentially influenced by the etymologically unrelated Early Modern suffix 것 (-geot-).

Suffix

겄 • (-geot-)

1. Southern dialectal form of 겠 (get, “will, intend”).
   • 1984 June 9, 정금례, “가마귀와 선비”, in 한국구비문학대계‎^[1], 전라남도 신안군 암태면:

     내가 용이 되아가지고 내가 당신 목숨을 살려 주겄소

     naega yong-i doeagajigo naega dangsin moksum-eul sallyeo jugeotso

     I shall become a dragon and will save your life

   • 1980 August 8, 김명칠, “강원도 이포수(李砲手)와 매구”, in 한국구비문학대계‎^[2], 경상남도 진양군 일반성면 (현 진주시 일반성면):

     나는 가몬 어짜든지 이포수 저 놈을 쥑이고 오겄다

     na-neun ga-mon eojja-deunji iposu jeo nom-eul jwigi-go ogeot-da

     If I go then I will come back after killing hunter Lee.

Usage notes

Traditionally used in:

• Southern and western Gyeonggi Province, such as Gapyeong, Yongin, and Yeoju
• Most of South Chungcheong Province and the southern parts of North Chungcheong Province
• All of Jeolla Province
• Most of South Gyeongsang Province

In central, northern, and eastern Gyeonggi, most of North Chungcheong, and North Gyeongsang, the standard form is used.