주어

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Alternative forms 1.2.2 Verb

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) and 語 (“word”)

[edit] Noun

주어 (ju-eo, hanja 主語)

1. (grammar) subject (of a sentence)

[edit] Etymology 2

Form of 주다 (juda, “to give”).

[edit] Alternative forms

• 줘 (jwo) (chiefly in speech)

[edit] Verb

주어 (jueo), infinitive of 주다

1. Infinitive of 주다 (juda, “to give”), thus often "upon giving"; "having given."