-이야

이야 Korean Etymology From ko okm - -이〮ᅀᅡ〮 -í-zá, from ko oko 是沙 *-i-sa. In Old Korean, oko 沙 *-sa was actually a verbal suffix, so the first element oko 是 *-i- > -이〮- -í- is simply the copula ko -이다 to be. After Middle Korean /z/ was lost, /-j-/ was introduced to break hiatus. ko-gys -이사 preserves the original pronunciation. Pronunciation Particle particle as for; adds emphasis to the topic of the sentence. ko 그-야 모를 일-이-지. As for that, it's something [we] can't know. ko 저-야 다쳐도 괜찮으니 아이-만 구해-주세요. As for me, it's okay if I get hurt; please, just save the kid. ko 이 정도-쯤-이야 식은 죽 먹기-지! As for this level, it's a pushover! ko 사람-이야 희노애락-이 있지만 천지신명-도 그렇겠소? As for we humans, we are pleased or angry, sad or happy; but would the myriad spirits be like us? Alternative forms ko -야 after vowels ko -이사 -사 Gyeongsang dialect