-으니

Korean Alternative forms ko -니 after vowels and ko ㄹ, for all suffixes below Pronunciation Etymology 1 since From ko okm - -으〮니〮/ᄋᆞ〮니〮 -úní/óní, from ko oko 隱 *-un realis gerund marker + oko 是 *-i either the nominative case marker or a semantically light noun.ko 김지오 (Kim Ji-o) ko:고대국어 연결어미 연구의 현황과 과제 The conditions and future tasks of analyzing connective endings in Old Korean Gugyeol Yeon'gu 2019 43 55–87 Compare ko -으리. Suffix suffix because, since, as; used to convey a cause, a proof, or a premise. ko -으니까 ko 워낙 배-가 고팠다 보-니 무엇-을 먹어도 맛있었다. Everything tasted good since I was so hungry. ko 시절-이 하 수상하-니 어찌 될지 몰라라. As the times are so treacherous, I do not know how things will end up. as; used to convey a relevant fact, such as an immediately antecedent action which enables the subsequent clause. ko -으니까 ko 바닷가-에 다다르-니 하늘-이 노을-에 물들던 참-이었다. When we arrived at the seashore, the sky was starting to glow with the sunset. Usage notes In spoken language, the emphatic form ko -으니까 is usually used. Derived terms ko -더니 -으니까 Etymology 2 opposition Suffix suffix -으니... -으니 ko -느니; see Usage notes in that entry. Etymology 3 Suffix suffix ko -느니; see Usage notes in that entry. References