-의

See also: 의

Jeju

Alternative forms

• -이 (-i)

Etymology

Cognate to Korean -의 (-ui)

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽ɰi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [ɰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [의]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	-ui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ui
Yale Romanization?	uy

Particle

-의 (-ui)

1. genitive case marker

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean -의〮 (Yale: -úy), from Old Korean 衣 (*-uy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɰi] ~ [e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [의/에]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ui/e
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ui/e
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭi/e
Yale Romanization?	uy/ey

Particle

-의 • (-ui)

1. ’s. genitive case marker, indicating that the previous word has possession of the next one. It functions like the English suffix “-’s”, or like the word “of” with the position of possessor and possessee switched.

   한국의 수도는 서울이다. ― Han'gug-ui sudo-neun Seour-ida. ― Korea's capital is Seoul.

   나의 책 ― na-ui chaek ― my book

   • 1961, “1:1”, in 개역한글판 요나:

     여호와의 말씀이 아밋대의 아들 요나에게 임하니라 이르시되

     yeohowaui malsseumi amitdaeui adeul yona'ege imhanira ireusidoe

     The God approached, then told Jonah, a son of Amittai: (In KJV, Jonah 1:1 was translated as "Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,")

Usage notes

• The common pronunciation of this particle is 에 (e). This pronunciation is recognised as standard alongside the orthographic pronunciation ui, which is only used in articulated speech to avoid confusion.

See also

• Japanese: の (no)
• Chinese: 的 (de), 之 (zhī)