-구나
See also: 구나
Korean
editEtymology
editFirst 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)