따문

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Jeju

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Etymology

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Cognate with Korean 때문 (ttaemun). Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttamun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttamun
Yale Romanization?ttamun

Dependent noun

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따문 (ttamun)

  1. cause, reason (almost always follows a noun, nominalized clause, or adnominal form of a verb with the meaning of "because (of)", often followed by the particle (-e))
    Synonyms: 까닥 (kkadak), (we), (yu), 전치 (jeonchi), ᄐᆞᆨ (tawk)
    따문이렌!Neu ttamuniren!I said it's because of you!
    미난 심ᄒᆞᆫ 고뿔 걸려 따문 메틀 ᄒᆞᆨ교 오지 못ᄒᆞ큽네다.Minan simhawn goppul geollyeobun ttamun-e meteul hawkgyo oji mothawkeumneda.Mina caught a severe cold, so she won't be coming to school for a few days

Usage notes

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Unlike with Korean 때문 (ttaemun), contemporary Jeju 따문 has been used with not only the nominalizing verb ending (-gi), but also with the verb ending (으)ㄴ (-eun). Thus, it's possible to see both 따문 (gat-gi ttamun-e, Because I went) and 따문 (gan ttamun-e, Because I went) in usage. Additionally, when saying "for what reason" or "why", instead of 무신거 따문에 (musin'geo ttamun-e), like with Korean 때문에 (mwo ttaemune), Jeju uses the determiner 무신/무슨 (musin/museun) to make the construction 무신 따문에 (musin ttamun-e, For what reason?).

Additionally, due to being an expression that shows causation, 따문 and words with similar meaning cannot be followed by / (-ui/-i), and can only be followed by (-e) grammatically.[1] However, as seen by the Jeju Preservation Society quote above, speakers may conflate the particles, due to having almost identical usages otherwise.

References

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  1. ^ 김지홍 [gimjihong] (2014) “부록 1: 제주 방언 통사 연구에서의 현황과 과제 [burok 1: jeju bang'eon tongsa yeon'gueseoui hyeonhwanggwa gwaje]”, in 제주 방언의 통사 기술과 설명: 기본구문의 기능법주 분석 [jeju bang'eonui tongsa gisulgwa seolmyeong: gibon'gumunui gineungbeopju bunseok] (제주발전연구원 제주학총서; 12) (in Korean), 경진출판 [gyeongjinchulpan], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 431

Korean

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Dependent noun

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따문 (ttamun)

  1. Gangwon form of 때문 (ttaemun)