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Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ege |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ege |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ege |
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| Yale Romanization? | eykey |
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Particle
에게 • (-ege)
- the dative particle; to
엄마에게 전화를 했습니다.- eomma-ege jeonhwa-reul haetseumnida.
- I called my mother.
Usage notes
-에게 is the non-honorific form of -께 (-kke). Both are used only with nouns denoting animate objects (usually people or animals). For nouns denoting inanimate objects, -에 (-e) is used instead.