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제 U+C81C, 제 HANGUL SYLLABLE JE Composition: ㅈ + ㅔ Dubeolsik input: w-p ← 젛 [U+C81B] Hangul Syllables 젝 → [U+C81D]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞]
• Phonetic hangeul: [제]

Revised Romanization? je Revised Romanization (translit.)? je McCune–Reischauer? che Yale Romanization? cey

Etymology 1

제젝젞젟젠젡젢 젣젤젥젦젧젨젩 젪젫젬젭젮젯젰 젱젲젳젴젵젶젷
저 ←	→ 져

Syllable

제 • (je)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ and ㅔ.

Etymology 2

저 (jeo, “I; me”, humble first-person pronoun) +‎ 이 (i, nominative particle). When the 가 (ga) allomorph of the nominative particle was introduced, it was attached to the already marked form of 저, producing this new allomorphy.

Pronoun

제 • (je)

1. allomorph of 저 (jeo, humble first-person pronoun) before 가 (ga, nominative suffix)

   선생님, 제가 그랬습니다.

   Seonsaengnim, je-ga geurasseumnida.

   Teacher, it was I who did that.

Etymology 3

Determiner

제 • (je)

1. Contraction of 저의 (jeoui): my

Etymology 4

Adverb

제 • (je)

1. (literary, dated) Contraction of 적에 (jeoge): when

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Prefix

제— • (je-) (hanja 第)

1. (prefix marking ordinals); -th, -st, -nd
   • 제1과 ― je1gwa ― first lesson