-라
Jeju
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit라 (-ra)
- Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으라 (-eura, imperative suffix).
Korean
editPronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [라]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | ra |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | la |
McCune–Reischauer? | ra |
Yale Romanization? | la |
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Korean 라〮 (Yale: -lá), lenited form of 다〮 (Yale: -tá).
It is not clear why lenition only occurred at these specific environments. Vovin speculates that lenition occurred at intervocalic environments except at verbal morpheme boundaries when preceded by a "minimal vowel": ㅡ (Yale: u-) or ㆍ (Yale: o-). Hence lenition occurred after 더 (Yale: -te-), but not after ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-). To explain why only the stem 이 (Yale: -ì-, “to be”, copula) triggers lenition and not the many Class H! verbs, all of whose stems end with a non-minimal vowel, Vovin suggests that all Class H! verbs were originally once closed-syllable stems with nasal or liquid finals.[1] However, Vovin's arguments remain for the most part speculative.
Suffix
edit라 • (-ra)
- Alternative form of 다 (-da, declarative suffix), found in the following environments:
- Directly after the stem of 이다 (-ida, “to be”, copula), whether present or elided, and its negative 아니다 (anida, “to not be”):
- Used in all indirect quotes (either explicit or implicit), before markers such as 고 (-go), 니 (-ni), 면 (-myeon), etc.
- 뭐라고? ― Mwo-ra-go? ― What did you say?
- 쟤가 누구라고? ― Jae-ga nugu-ra-go? ― Who did you say he was?
- 이게 아니라고? ― Ige ani-ra-go? ― This isn't it?
- 저게 사람이라니, 뭔 말이야? ― Jeoge saram-i-ra-ni, mwon mar-iya? ― That's a person? What do you mean?
- 스펀지도 동물이라고 그랬어. ― Seupeonji-do dongmur-i-ra-go geuraesseo. ― They say a sponge is also an animal.
- 나는 아니라고 그랬어. ― Na-neun ani-ra-go geuraesseo. ― I said that it wasn't me.
- (colloquial) Short for 라고 (-ra-go, alternative form of 다고 (-da-go) for the copulative stems), when not used sentence-finally.
- (dated, dialectal or very literary) Used directly after the stem in all environments. This was historically obligatory but is now dated.
- Used in all indirect quotes (either explicit or implicit), before markers such as 고 (-go), 니 (-ni), 면 (-myeon), etc.
- After 더 (-deo-, retrospective suffix), as 더라 (-deora).
- Optionally after 으리 (-euri-, prospective suffix), as 으리라 (-eurira).
- Used in 느니라 (-neunira).
- Directly after the stem of 이다 (-ida, “to be”, copula), whether present or elided, and its negative 아니다 (anida, “to not be”):
Usage notes
edit- Note that 라 (-ra) cannot occur after 었 (-eot-) and 겠 (-get-), because both derive etymologically from 있다 (itda).
Particle
edit라 • (-ra)
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Korean 라〮 (Yale: -lá).
Suffix
edit라 • (-ra)
- because, since; used directly after the stem of 이다 (-ida, “to be”, copula), whether present or elided, and its negative 아니다 (anida, “to not be”). It is the equivalent of the infinitive 어 (-eo) for other stems.
- Only used in 아니라 (anira, “but rather”).
Usage notes
edit- Its interaction with other suffixes, such as 으옵 (-euop-), suggests that the underlying form of this suffix is actually 으라 (-eura). However, this form never actually surfaces because it only occurs after two vowel-final stems.
Etymology 3
editFrom Middle Korean 라〮 (Yale: -lá); see the main entry for more.
Suffix
edit라 • (-ra)
- Post-vowel and post-liquid allomorphic form of 으라 (-eura, imperative suffix).
Etymology 4
editCompare dialectal 레 (-re) and 리 (-ri).
Particle
edit라 • (-ra)
- (Hwanghae, Pyongan, Northern Gangwon) suffix used after words ending with a vowel.
- Synonym: (Standard Korean) 가 (-ga)
References
edit- ^ Vovin, Alexander (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-Evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin, University of Hawai’i Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, pages 26—28
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