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-치
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치
Korean
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
ko 하--지
ko 중요-치 않다. It is not important.
ko 사람-들-이 원-치 않는 것-을 강요-해서는 안 됩니다. You should not coerce people into doing something they do not want to do.
Usage notes
See "Usage notes" at ko 하다 for more on the usage of this contraction.
Generally speaking, the long negation suffix can be contracted, but the contrastive/affirmative suffix cannot.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean suffixes; see the main entries.
Suffix
suffix
See the entry at ko 치#癡 치(癡) someone who is terrible at....
See the entry at ko 치#値 치(値) value.