-느

Korean

Etymology

는 (-neun). Compare 으 (-eu), which is used in the same areas in place of the standard Korean 을 (-eul)

Particle

느 • (-neu)

  1. (Hamgyong, Yukjin, Russia) Alternative form of 는 (-neun, “post vowel allomorph of 은 (-eun)”)
    • 2013 June 21, 김진국 [gimjin'guk], “나의 살던 고향은 [naui saldeon gohyang'eun]”, in KBS 고향극장 [KBS gohyanggeukjang]‎, 함경남도 북청군 [hamgyeongnamdo bukcheonggun]:
      통일돼서 고향 산천 한번 가느 게 소워이니까니...
      Tong'ildwae-seo gohyang sancheon hanbeon ganeu ge sowoi-nikkani...
      Because our dreams are to be able to go to our hometown's once again when reunification happens...
      • As the speaker is a Korean War refugee from the 1950s who has since lived in Sokcho, it is probable that his speech does not represent the traditional dialect of the region.
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