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Korean
- 으냐 (-eunya) — see Usage notes
Etymology
From Middle Korean ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense suffix) + 으〮녀〮/ᄋᆞ〮녀〮 (Yale: -únyé/ónyé, interrogative suffix). See 냐 (-nya) for more.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | neunya |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neunya |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nŭnya |
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| Yale Romanization? | nunya |
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Suffix
느냐 • (-neunya)
- (dated or literary) Synonym of 냐 (-nya)
- 어디를 가느냐, 토끼야? ― eodi-reul ganeunya, tokki-ya? ― Whither are you headed, hare?
- 잠깐 쉬어감이 어떻겠느냐? ― jamkkan swieo-gam-i eotteokenneunya? ― What do you think about taking some rest?
Usage notes
- 느냐 (-neunya) causes stem-final ㄹ (l) to drop out.
- 느냐 (-neunya) is used for all verbs, for the existential adjectives 있다 (itda), 없다 (eopda), and 계시다 (gyesida), and for adjectives with tense marking with 었 (-eot-) and 겠 (-get-).
- 으냐 (-eunya) is used for adjectives without tense marking.