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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | n'ga |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nga |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | n'ga |
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| Yale Romanization? | nka |
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Suffix
ㄴ가 • (-n'ga)
- Alternative form of 은가 (-eun'ga) (for adjectival stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ (l))
- 먼가요? ― Meon'gayo? ― Is it far?
- 그 자동차가 빠른가요? ― Geu jadongcha-ga ppareun'gayo? ― Is that car fast?
- 그 여자가 예쁜가 봐요. ― Geu yeoja-ga yeppeun'ga bwayo. ― This girl/woman seems pretty.
Usage notes
- Adjectival stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ (l) will take ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and adjectival stems ending in any consonant apart from ㄹ (l), take 은가 (-eun'ga)