을

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [을]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eul
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭl
Yale Romanization?	ul

Etymology 1

으윽윾윿은읁읂 읃을읅읆읇읈읉 읊읋음읍읎읏읐 응읒읓읔읕읖읗
유 ←	→ 의

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 을 • (eul)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅡ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Particle

을 • (-eul)

1. particle indicating the direct object of a verb

Usage notes

• Like other Korean particles, 을 (eul) is a postposition. It marks the preceding noun as the direct object of the following verb.
• 을 (-eul) only comes after a word ending in a consonant. If the modified word ends in a vowel, 를 (-reul) is used instead:

  책 + 을 → 책을

  chaek + eul → chaegeul

  book(s) + 을 (-eul) → book(s) (direct object)

  사과 + 를 → 사과를

  sagwa + reul → sagwareul

  apple(s) + 를 (-reul) → apple(s) (direct object)

• 을 (-eul) is optional if it can be inferred that the noun is the direct object (as opposed to the subject).

• If the noun is the main topic of the sentence and it can be inferred that the noun is the direct object (as opposed to the subject), 은 (-eun) may be used instead, though in many cases 은 (-eun) might be interpreted as a contrast.

See also

• 이 (i)
• 은 (eun)

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Suffix

—을 • (--eul)

1. Alternative form of —ㄹ (-l), used after consonants.
2. An ending of a word that makes the preceding statement function as an adnominal phrase.

   이 버섯들은 먹을 수 있다.

   i beoseotdeureun meogeul su itda.

   These mushrooms are edible.

3. that will; who will (An ending of a word that makes the preceding statement function as an adnominal phrase and indicates assumption, prearrangement, intention, possibility, etc.)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

을 (eul)

1. 乙:

   (MC reading: 乙 (MC 'it))

2. 圪:

   (MC reading: 圪 (MC ngit|ngj+t))

3. 鳦:

   (MC reading: 鳦 (MC 'it))