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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ya |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ya |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ya |
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| Yale Romanization? | ya |
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Etymology 1
From Middle Korean 야〮 (Yale: -yá); see the main entry for more.
Particle
야 • (-ya)
- Post-vowel allomorphic form of 아 (-a, “hey”, vocative particle).
- 현우야, 너가 물 엎질렀어? ― Hyeonu-ya, neo-ga mul eopjilleosseo? ― Hyeonwoo, did you spill the water?
- 나무야, 넌 이름이 뭐니? ― namu-ya, neon ireum-i mwo-ni? ― Hey, tree, what's your name?
Usage notes
- For words formed by the suffix 이 (-i), the suffix is typically deleted and the vocative takes 아 (-a), e.g. 두꺼비 (dukkeobi, “toad”) > 두껍아 (dukkeob-a, “hey, toad”).
Etymology 2
Suffix
야 • (-ya)
- Alternative form of 어 (-eo, intimate-style suffix), used after the copulas 이다 (-ida, “to be”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”).
- 이게 바로 표범이야. ― Ige baro pyobeom-i-ya. ― This is what they call a leopard.
- 뭐야? ― mwo-ya? ― What is it?
- 아니야. 할 말 없어. ― Ani-ya. Hal mal eopseo. ― It's nothing. I have nothing to say.
Usage notes
- Only used directly after the stems of 이다 (-ida, “to be”), either explicit or implicit, and its negative 아니다 (anida, “to not be”). If another suffix intervenes, the suffix reverts to 어 (-eo):
- 뭐였어? ― mwo-yeoss-eo? ― What was this?
- Before 요 (-yo, politeness-marking particle attached to the intimate style), the form is again irregular 에요 (-eyo), and 이에요 (i-eyo) contracts to 예요 (-yeyo) following a vowel.
- 뭐야 > 뭐예요? ― mwo-ya > mwo-yeyo? ― What's this? (intimate) > What's this? (polite)
- It cannot replace 어 (-eo) in its infinitive/connective sense. The copulas' equivalent to connective 어 (-eo) is 라 (-ra), although 어 (-eo) can still be used.
Etymology 3
From Middle Korean ᅀᅡ〮 (Yale: -zá), from Old Korean 沙 (*-sa); see the main entry for more.
Particle
야 • (-ya)
- Post-vowel allomorphic form of 이야 (-iya, emphatic particle).
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