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Character  네 
Hangul Syllables U+B124
Composition +
Dubeolsik keyboard entry s-p

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Korean [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]




너 ←

녀 →

Syllable [edit]

(transliterations: Revised ne, McCune–Reischauer , Yale ney)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2 [edit]

Of native Korean origin.

Determiner [edit]

(ne)

  1. four
Related terms [edit]

Etymology 3 [edit]

Of native Korean origin.

Interjection [edit]

(ne)

  1. yes
Synonyms [edit]

Etymology 4 [edit]

  • Contraction of (neo, “you”) and (i, “subject marker”). (Note that 너이 is ungrammatical now.)
  • Contraction of (neo, “you”) and (ui, “possessive marker”).

Pronoun [edit]

(ne)

  1. you
    a nominative synonym for (neo, “you”) (the second person singular familiar pronoun)
    generally used only in (ne-ga)
  2. your
    a contraction of 너 (neo-ui, "your"), the possessive form of (neo, “you”) (the second person singular familiar pronoun)
Usage notes [edit]
It is usually pronounced as today to avoid the homophony with (I / my).
Synonyms [edit]
  • (you): (neo)
  • (your): 너 (ui)