네

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

Korean

Etymology 1

네 넥 넦 넧 넨 넩 넪 넫 넬 넭 넮 넯 넰 넱 넲 넳 넴 넵 넶 넷 넸 넹 넺 넻 넼 넽 넾 넿
너 ←	녀 →

Syllable

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

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ and ㅔ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Determiner

네 (ne)

1. four

Related terms

• 넷 (nes, net) (noun) four

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Interjection

네 (ne)

1. yes

Synonyms

• 예 (ye)

Etymology 4

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

Pronoun

네 (ne)

1. you

   a nominative synonym for 너 (neo, “you”) (the second person singular familiar pronoun)

   generally used only in 네가 (ne-ga)

2. your

   a contraction of 너의 (neo-ui, "your"), the possessive form of 너 (neo, “you”) (the second person singular familiar pronoun)

Usage notes

It is usually pronounced as 니 today to avoid the homophony with 내 (I / my).

Synonyms

• (you): 너 (neo)
• (your): 너의 (ui)