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-의
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의
Jeju
Alternative forms
jje -이
Etymology
Cognate to ko -의
Pronunciation
Particle
jje particle -ui
genitive case marker
Korean
Etymology
From ko okm - -의〮 -úy, from ko oko 衣 *-uy.
Pronunciation
의 에
Particle
particle
’s. genitive case marker, indicating that the previous word has possession of the next one. It functions like the English suffix “-’s”, or like the word “of” with the position of possessor and possessee switched.
ko 한국-의 수도-는 ^서울-이다. Koreas capital is Seoul. Ko-한국의 수도는 서울이다.ogg
ko 나-의 책 my book Ko-나의 책.ogg
ko 개역한글판 요나 여호와의 말씀이 아밋대의 아들 요나에게 임하니라 이르시되 1961 1:1 The God approached, then told Jonah, a son of Amittai: (In KJV, Jonah 1:1 was translated as "Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,")
Usage notes
The common pronunciation of this particle is 에. This pronunciation is coofficial alongside the orthographic pronunciation ui, which is only used in articulated speech to avoid confusion.
See also
Japanese: の
Chinese: 的 de, 之