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Korean
Suffix
구 • (-gu-)
- Derives certain causative verbs. No longer productive.
- Synonyms: 이 (-i-), 히 (-hi-), 리 (-ri-), 기 (-gi-), 우 (-u-), 추 (-chu-)
- 달다 (dalda, “(of metal) to become heated”) + 구 (-gu-) → 달구다 (dalguda, “to heat (metal)”)
Usage notes
Although still very common in Korean, the causative/passive suffixes are no longer productive for forming new verbs. Verbs that do not already have a morphological causative or passive must employ auxiliaries:
- 게 하다 (-ge hada) for causatives
- 어지다 (-eojida) for passives