"-가" meaning in Korean

See -가 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Forms: -ga [romanization]
Etymology: Uncertain. It was not attested in texts from the 15ᵗʰ century, and its first attestation has been variously placed at 1572 CE or mid-17ᵗʰ century. Click for etymological details It was initially of limited distribution and used in a complementary manner to -이 (-i). The development of its usage is as follows: # Since the mid-17th century: used after nouns ending in -i or -y, #: e.g. pwuli-ka ("mouth"), nay-ka ("scent"), poy-ka ("boat"); # Since the mid-18th century: used after nouns ending in vowels/semivowels other than -i, #: e.g. ca-ka ("one who"), soyngswo-ka, nwongso-ka ("farm work"); # During the end of the 18th century: used briefly in the form of double particle -i/yka after nouns ending in vowels/semivowels other than -i, #: e.g. to-yka ("road"), inkwu-yka ("population"), nwongso-yka ("farm work"). Various theories exist regarding its origin: # Developed from the interrogative particle -가 (-ga); # Developed from the vocative case particle -하 (-ha)/-아 (-a); # Developed from the connective ending -다가 (-daga); # Developed from the verb 가- (ga-, “to go”); # Borrowed from the Japanese nominative particle が (ga).2. Etymology templates: {{unc|ko}} Uncertain, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ko-pos|particle}} -가 • (-ga)
  1. Synonym of -이 (-i, nominative case marker) used after words ending with a vowel. Synonyms: -이 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en--가-ko-particle-YBvFT1Iv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

Forms: -ga [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Korean -가〮 (Yale: -ká), from Old Korean 去 (*-ka). In Old and Middle Korean, the word was not a suffix but an interrogative particle for yes-no questions, combining directly with nouns and taking the Old Korean nominalized forms of verbs, whence -ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and -ㄹ까 (-lkka). In the standard Seoul dialect of the language, the suffix is no longer used in isolation (nor reserved for yes-no questions); see "Related terms" below. Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-가〮|-ká}} -가〮 (Yale: -ká), {{inh|ko|oko|去|tr=*-ka}} Old Korean 去 (*-ka) Head templates: {{ko-pos|particle}} -가 • (-ga)
  1. (Gyeongsang) See above; sometimes appended directly to the noun, as in older forms of the language. Tags: Gyeongsang
    Sense id: en--가-ko-particle-vHLrYHrz Categories (other): Gyeongsang Korean
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: [ɡá] [Yukjin] Forms: -ga [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Korean 果 (*-kwa). Unlike Middle Korean and most other dialects, Yukjin was apparently unaffected by the lenition to -와 (-wa) in intervocalic environments. Until the early twentieth century, the pronunciation was still -과 (-gwa), but it has since shifted. Etymology templates: {{anchor|Yukjin}}, {{inh|ko|oko|果|tr=*-kwa}} Old Korean 果 (*-kwa) Head templates: {{ko-pos|particle}} -가 • (-ga)
  1. Yukjin and Russia form of -과 (-gwa, “with, and”) Tags: Russia, Yukjin, alt-of Alternative form of: -과 (extra: -gwa, “with, and”)
    Sense id: en--가-ko-particle-mURBucRa Categories (other): Koryo-mar, Yukjin Korean
  2. Yukjin and Russia form of -와 (-wa, “with, and”) Tags: Russia, Yukjin, alt-of Alternative form of: -와 (extra: -wa, “with, and”)
    Sense id: en--가-ko-particle-XyiO8AWX Categories (other): Koryo-mar, Yukjin Korean
  3. (for a verb of speech) to
    Sense id: en--가-ko-particle-Zj6hv~~l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

Forms: -ga [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Korean -가〮 (Yale: -ká), from Old Korean 去 (*-ka). In Old and Middle Korean, the word was not a suffix but an interrogative particle for yes-no questions, combining directly with nouns and taking the Old Korean nominalized forms of verbs, whence -ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and -ㄹ까 (-lkka). In the standard Seoul dialect of the language, the suffix is no longer used in isolation (nor reserved for yes-no questions); see "Related terms" below. Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-가〮|-ká}} -가〮 (Yale: -ká), {{inh|ko|oko|去|tr=*-ka}} Old Korean 去 (*-ka) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} -가 • (-ga)
  1. (Gyeongsang) In the plain style, an interrogative suffix marking yes-no questions. It is only used for the copula -이다 (-ida, “to be”) and 아이다 (aida, “to not be”). Tags: Gyeongsang, morpheme Related terms: -나 [-na], -는가 (-neun'ga), -던가 (-deon'ga), -습니까 (-seumnikka), -을까 (-eulkka)
    Sense id: en--가-ko-suffix-TEZNNTju Categories (other): Gyeongsang Korean, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean particles, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 7 25 16 16 0 35 Disambiguation of Korean particles: 7 24 18 18 0 32 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 11 19 22 22 0 27 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 11 21 18 18 0 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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          "ref": "2019, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, page 3717",
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          "english": "I spoke to my friend.",
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          "roman": "Ne-ga museugeo mureo-bodeoya?",
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        "Korean terms with audio links",
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        {
          "english": "I said it.",
          "roman": "Nae-ga malhaetjana.",
          "text": "내-가 말했잖아.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Which place is best?",
          "roman": "Eodi-ga jo'eulkka?",
          "text": "어디-가 좋을까?",
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        {
          "english": "Audio: (file)",
          "text": "의자-가 있다. ― Uija-ga itda. ― There is a chair.",
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        "Synonym of -이 (-i, nominative case marker) used after words ending with a vowel."
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}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "oko",
        "3": "去",
        "tr": "*-ka"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Korean -가〮 (Yale: -ká), from Old Korean 去 (*-ka). In Old and Middle Korean, the word was not a suffix but an interrogative particle for yes-no questions, combining directly with nouns and taking the Old Korean nominalized forms of verbs, whence -ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and -ㄹ까 (-lkka).\nIn the standard Seoul dialect of the language, the suffix is no longer used in isolation (nor reserved for yes-no questions); see \"Related terms\" below.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-ga",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "args": {
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  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "-na"
      ],
      "word": "-나"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-neun'ga",
      "word": "-는가"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-deon'ga",
      "word": "-던가"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-seumnikka",
      "word": "-습니까"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-eulkka",
      "word": "-을까"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Gyeongsang Korean",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "Isn't it?",
          "roman": "Ai-ga?",
          "text": "아이-가?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is this your name?",
          "roman": "Igi ni ireum-i-ga?",
          "text": "이기 니 이름-이-가?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you brothers?",
          "roman": "Neugeu-deur-i seongje-ga?",
          "text": "느그-들-이 성제-가?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the plain style, an interrogative suffix marking yes-no questions. It is only used for the copula -이다 (-ida, “to be”) and 아이다 (aida, “to not be”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plain style",
          "w:Korean speech levels#Haera-che"
        ],
        [
          "yes-no question",
          "yes-no question#English"
        ],
        [
          "-이다",
          "-이다#Korean"
        ],
        [
          "아이다",
          "아이다#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Gyeongsang) In the plain style, an interrogative suffix marking yes-no questions. It is only used for the copula -이다 (-ida, “to be”) and 아이다 (aida, “to not be”)."
      ],
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        "Gyeongsang",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-가"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean particles",
    "Korean suffixes",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
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    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
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  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-가〮",
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      },
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      "name": "okm-l"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
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        "tr": "*-ka"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "-ga",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "particle"
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      "expansion": "-가 • (-ga)",
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        "Gyeongsang Korean",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
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        {
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          "text": "이기 니 이름-가?",
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        }
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        "See above; sometimes appended directly to the noun, as in older forms of the language."
      ],
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        "(Gyeongsang) See above; sometimes appended directly to the noun, as in older forms of the language."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Gyeongsang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-가"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Korean particles",
    "Korean terms derived from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Old Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
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  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Yukjin"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "oko",
        "3": "果",
        "tr": "*-kwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Korean 果 (*-kwa)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Korean 果 (*-kwa). Unlike Middle Korean and most other dialects, Yukjin was apparently unaffected by the lenition to -와 (-wa) in intervocalic environments. Until the early twentieth century, the pronunciation was still -과 (-gwa), but it has since shifted.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "particle"
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      "expansion": "-가 • (-ga)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "particle",
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        {
          "extra": "-gwa, “with, and”",
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        }
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        "Koryo-mar",
        "Yukjin Korean"
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        "Yukjin and Russia form of -과 (-gwa, “with, and”)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "-과",
          "-과#Korean"
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      "tags": [
        "Russia",
        "Yukjin",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "-wa, “with, and”",
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        }
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      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with quotations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Koryo-mar",
        "Yukjin Korean"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In a neighbourhood lived a lady with a man.\nExcerpt of the folk tale, 'The Foolish Husband who Caught a Bear with his Wife's Wisdom'.",
          "ref": "한 동네-에 여자가 남자 살았지. (Koryo-mar, Shymkent)",
          "text": "Han dongne-e yeojaga namja saratji.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You and I are in a relationship where we don't use honorifics.",
          "ref": "2019, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, page 3717",
          "roman": "Nae-ga neo-neu yadyahaneun cheoji-da.",
          "text": "내-가 너-느 야댜하는 쳐지-다. (Yukjin)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "A leopard cat and a fox are different.",
          "ref": "2019, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, page 3717",
          "roman": "Seulgi-ga yeokki ttada.",
          "text": "슬기-가 여끼 따다. (Yukjin)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Yukjin and Russia form of -와 (-wa, “with, and”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-와",
          "-와#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Russia",
        "Yukjin",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I spoke to my friend.",
          "ref": "2019, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, page 3717",
          "roman": "Dongmi-ga malhaetji.",
          "text": "동미-가 말했지. (Yukjin)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "What were they asking [to] you?",
          "ref": "2019, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, page 3717",
          "roman": "Ne-ga museugeo mureo-bodeoya?",
          "text": "네-가 무스거 물어-보더야? (Yukjin)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(for a verb of speech) to"
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      "raw_tags": [
        "for a verb of speech"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡá]",
      "tags": [
        "Yukjin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-가"
}

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