-어ᇝ-

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Jeju

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-eom-
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoms
Yale Romanization?ems

Suffix

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 어ᇝ (-eom-)
Yang-form 아ᇝ (-am-)

어ᇝ (-eom-)

  1. Suffix indicating the continuous aspect of a verb not in the past tense. For action verbs, it is largely equivalent to English "is... ing"; for stative verbs/adjectives, it has an inchoative meaning equivalent to "to become...; to begin to be...".

Usage notes

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  • If the syllable to which 어ᇝ (-eom-) is appended ends in the vowel (eo) or (eu), the two syllables usually contract.
  • The same is true for 아ᇝ (-am-) and the vowel (a).

Derived terms

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