-구나
See also: 구나
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 고〮나〮 (Yale: -kwóná).
Suffix edit
구나 • (-guna)
- a plain-style exclamatory suffix used to express a certain feeling (surprise, wonder, admiration, etc.) upon discovering or hearing about a new fact.
Usage notes edit
- For verbs, the bare form cannot be used; it must be marked with tense/aspect, i.e. 는 (-neun-, present-tense suffix), 더 (-deo-, retrospective suffix), 었 (-eot-, past-tense suffix), 겠 (-get-, future-tense suffix). This is not the case for adjectives.
Derived terms edit
- 군 (-gun)