-으나

Korean

Alternative forms

• 나 (-na) — after vowels and ㄹ (l)

Etymology

From Middle Korean 으〮나〮/ᄋᆞ〮나〮 (Yale: -óná/úná), from Old Korean 乃 (*-na), 隱乃 (*-una).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯna̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [으나]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	euna
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	euna
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭna
Yale Romanization?	una

Suffix

으나 • (-euna)

1. (formal) but

   광주·전남지역은 곳에 따라 구름이 많이 끼겠으나 대체로 맑겠습니다.

   Gwangju·Jeonnamjiyeog-eun gos-e ttara gureum-i mani kkigesseuna daechero malgetseumnida.

   Gwangju and Jeonnam region will be partly cloudy, but mostly clear.

2. Used as an emphatic interfix between certain reduplicated adjectival stems.

   높으나 높다 ― nopeuna nopda ― to be very high

   기나길다 ― ginagilda ― to be very long

Suffix

으나... 으나 • (-euna... -euna)

1. regardless, whether or not

   Synonym: 든... 든 (-deun... -deun)

   있으나 없으나 별 차이가 없다.

   isseuna eopseuna byeol chai-ga eopda.

   There's little difference whether you have it or not.