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Korean
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | yeo |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeo |
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McCune–Reischauer? | yŏ |
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Yale Romanization? | ye |
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Etymology 1
From Middle Korean 야〮 (Yale: -yá), as in ᄒᆞ〮야〮 (Yale: hóy-á).
It is believed that at an ancient stage, the stem of ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: hò-tá) was actually *ᄒᆡ (Yale: *hoy-). At that stage, the infinitive of the stem would have regularly been ᄒᆞ〮야〮 (Yale: hó-yá). However, this older infinitive was retained even when the stem was monophthongized in other contexts, producing the irregular allomorph of the infinitive suffix (Vovin 2010, p. 27).
Suffix
여 • (-yeo)
- (formal) Alternative form of 어 (-eo, infinitive/connective suffix), used after the stem of 하다 (hada).
다수의 적군을 발견하여 속전속결로 격파하였습니다.- Dasu-ui jeokgun-eul balgyeonha-yeo sokjeonsokgyeol-lo gyeokpa-hayeotseumnida.
- Having discovered a large number of enemy forces, we have swiftly put them to rout.
- (North Korea, formal) Alternative form of 어 (-eo, infinitive/connective suffix), used after i- and y-stem verbs
드디여 련결되여 있습니다.- Deudiyeo ryeon'gyeoldoe-yeo it-seumnida.
- Finally, it's connected.
(Can we date this quote?), “개인식별번호차단해제열쇠(PUK) 사용방법”, in 평양2407 사용설명서:거기에 씌여진 PUK1(8 자리수자)을 입력하십시오.- Geogi-e ssui-yeojin PUK1(8 jarisuja)-eul imnyeokha-sipsio.
- Please enter PUK1 (8 digit number) that is written there.
Usage notes
- In less formal language, 하여 (hayeo) is always contracted to 해 (hae).
- Because the intimate style is never formal by definition, 하여 (hayeo) can never replace 해 (hae) in such contexts.
- For the second sense, i- and y-stem verbs include stems ending in ㅣ (i), ㅐ (ae), ㅔ (e), ㅚ (oe), ㅟ (wi), and ㅢ (ui).
Etymology 2
From Middle Korean ㅣ여〮 (Yale: -yyé), 여〮 (Yale: -yé), from Old Korean 亦 (*-ye), 也 (*-ye). See the main entry for more.
Particle
여 • (-yeo)
- Post-vowel allomorphic form of 이여 (-iyeo, “O”, exclamatory vocative particle).
- 눈보라에도 푸르른 소나무여 ― nunbora-e-do pureureun sonamu-yeo ― O pine tree, green despite the snowstorm
Etymology 3
See the main entry.
Particle
여 • (-yeo)
- Pronunciation spelling of 요 (-yo, politeness-adding particle), representing colloquial Korean.
- 네 알겠어여 ㅎㅎ ― ne al-gess-eo-yeo hh ― Yes okay ^^
Etymology 4
See the main entry.
Particle
여 • (-yeo)
- Alternative form of 이여 (-iyeo, “and”, dialectal connective particle for enumerating nouns).
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean suffixes; see the main entries.
Suffix
여 • (-yeo)
- See the entry at 여(餘) (yeo, “(of a numeral) somewhat more than”).