Certain suffixes follow nouns and supplement their meanings.
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Explanation |
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님 |
Adds a term of request, sometimes the forms of preceding change |
아버지+님 = 아버님 Father |
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-들 |
Makes a singular verb plural |
사람 (man)+들 = People |
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-쯤 |
Tells the approximation, literally the "approximate”. “about" |
3개쯤 Approximate 3 things |
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-경,-여 |
When time or date is approximated then "경" is used, -여" is used with the cardinal number which tends to overestimate the time/number |
15일경 approximate 15months |
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-씩 |
Conveys with count/mass which conveys the meaning of group or mass |
3 사람씩 group of 3 people |
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-짜리 |
Used with count/mass nouns to convey the unit of measurement |
100원짜리 Note of 100 won |
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-어치 |
Refers to amount or quantity for the stated money value |
3000 원어치 |
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-끼리 |
Conveys the meaning of belonging to a group of persons or animals |
남자들끼리 group of boys |