-어ᇝ-

Jeju Etymology jje Pronunciation Suffix + Ablaut/harmonic pair Yin-form jje -어ᇝ- Yang-formjje -아ᇝ- jje suffix Suffix indicating the continuous aspect of a verb not in the past tense. For action verbs, it is largely equivalent to English "is... ing"; for stative verbs/adjectives, it has an inchoative meaning equivalent to "to become...; to begin to be...". Usage notes If the syllable to which jje -어ᇝ- is appended ends in the vowel jje 어 or jje 으, the two syllables usually contract. The same is true for jje -아ᇝ- and the vowel jje 아. Derived terms jje -어ᇝ저 jje -어ᇝ구나 jje inflectional suffixes