-에

See also: 에

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean -에〮/애〮 (Yale: -éy/áy, locative particle), from Old Korean 良中 (*-akuy, *-ahuy, locative particle), compound of 良 (*-a, locative particle) + 中 (*-kuy, locative particle).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [에]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	e
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	e
McCune–Reischauer?	e
Yale Romanization?	ey

Particle

-에 • (-e)

1. at
2. to

   어디-에 가-요? ― Eodi-e ga-yo? ― Where are you going to?

   저는 종이에 사자를 그리고 있어요. ― Jeoneun jong'ie sajareul geurigo isseoyo. ― I am painting a lion on a paper.

Usage notes

• -에 (-e) is only used on nouns denoting inanimate objects. For nouns denoting animate objects (usually people or animals), -한테 (-hante), -에게 (-ege), or -게 (-ge) is used instead.

See also

• -으로 (-euro)