당신

Sino-Korean word from 當身, cognate to Korean 당신 (dangsin).

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽taŋsin⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key):
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당신 (dangsin)

1. second person singular plain (non-polite) pronoun; you
2. (honorific) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

• 느 (neu)

• 당신덜 (dangsindeol)

• “당신” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “당신”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 230

Sino-Korean word from 當身.

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당신 • (dangsin) (hanja 當身)

1. second person singular plain pronoun; you

   우리는 당신밖에 모른다

   Uri-neun dangsin-bakke Moreunda

   We Will Follow You Only (North Korean propaganda song)

   (literally, “We Know No One but You”)

• The second person singular pronouns are rarely used in public Korean. Using 당신 (dangsin) to a stranger is usually considered impolite; it is more commonly used between mature married couples. Instead, the person's title is often used, or 선생님 (seonsaengnim, “(respectable) teacher”) if the person's title is unknown, for strangers or superiors:

선생님, 안녕하세요?

seonsaengnim, annyeonghaseyo?

How are you, sir?/Hello, sir.

• 당신 (dangsin) is often given in translations from foreign languages in the sense "you" as the only option to avoid any ambiguity. Some dictionaries also use it as a placeholder (to be replaced with nothing or a more appropriate noun or pronoun), even if 당신 (dangsin) would not be used in many real-life situations.

• 너 (neo)

• 당신들 (dangsindeul, “you (plural)”)