-자

See also: 자

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ja
McCune–Reischauer?	cha
Yale Romanization?	ca

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean suffix; see the main entry.

Suffix

자 • (-ja)

1. See the entry at 자(者) (ja, “person”).

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 져〮 (Yale: -cyé).

Suffix

자 • (-ja)

1. (informal) let's

   노래를 다 같이 부르자!

   Norae-reul da gachi bureuja!

   Let us all sing a song!

See also

• 읍시다 (-eupsida)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “since we have 자마자 as another form and ㄹ is gone, shouldnt 자 be a lot older?”)

Suffix

자 • (-ja)

1. (formal) as: Suffix attached to verbs expressing that one action happened after another finished, which also sometimes acts as a reason for the following action.

   집을 나오자 비가 내리기 시작했다.

   Jib-eul naoja bi-ga naerigi sijakhaetda.

   As I left the house, it started to rain.

   여름이 오자 날씨가 더워졌네요.

   Yeoreum-i oja nalssi-ga deowojeonneyo.

   As/Since the summer came the weather has become hotter.

Usage notes

• Generally, the suffix is seen to be the less intense, less instantaneous version of 자마자 (-jamaja).

See also

• 자마자 (-jamaja)