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Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean 사〮ᅌᅵ다〮 (-sángìtá, polite hortative suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | se |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | se |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | se |
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| Yale Romanization? | sey |
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Suffix
세 • (-se)
- Let's. Hortative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하게체 (hageche) speech level.
- 노세 노세 젊어서 노세. ― Nose nose jeolmeoseo nose. ― Let's have fun, have fun, while we're still young.