-인데

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [inde̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [인데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	inde
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	inde
McCune–Reischauer?	inde
Yale Romanization?	intey

Etymology 1

From 있는 데 (in-neun de, “the place where one is”), per the Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties. Also listed to be used in the Gangwon dialect in 우리말샘.

Particle

인데 • (-inde)

1. (Gyeongsang, Gangwon, Hamgyong) to

   Synonyms: 에게 (-ege), 한테 (-hante), 께 (-kke)

   • 2015 September 15, 김항나 [gimhangna], “북한학 전공 학생이 함경도 청년 집에서 같이 살아봤습니다. [bukhanhak jeon'gong haksaeng'i hamgyeongdo cheongnyeon jibeseo gachi sarabwatseumnida.]”, in KBS‎^[1], 함경남도 북청군 [hamgyeongnamdo bukcheonggun]:

     회령 창효란 데서는 영채를 길러 그래가서 김일성인데 이거 올려 보내 특산물로.

     Hoeryeong changhyoran de-seo-neun yeongchae-reul gilleo geuraegaseo gimilseong'inde igeo ollyeo bonae teuksanmul-lo.

     In a place called Changhyo in Hoeryong they cultivate garden cress so they send it to Kim Il Sung as a regional speciality.

     • Although the speaker comes from coastal South Hamgyong Province, as she was married to a man from the Hoeryong area, and lived in the city for a long while, it is possible that certain features of her speech may not be reflective of the dialect in the place of her origin.
2. (Gyeongsang) from

   Synonym: 한테 (-hante)

Usage notes

• Used for both honorific and non-honorific referents.

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Particle

인데 • (-inde)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 이다 (-ida),‎ 은데 (-eunde).

Further reading

• 경남 방언 사전 [gyeongnam bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties], volume II, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, 2017, page 105