"-길래" meaning in Korean

See -길래 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [kiɭɭɛ] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [kiɭɭe̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: -gillae [romanization]
Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} -길래 • (-gillae)
  1. (colloquial) Used to express why the speaker did or felt something based on observation or reason — often subjective or based on the speaker's perspective. Only used when the subject of the second clause is the speaker. Tags: colloquial, morpheme
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gillae",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-길래 • (-gillae)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I bought a lot because they were cheap.",
          "roman": "Ssa-gillae mani sasseoyo.",
          "text": "싸길래 많이 샀어요.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express why the speaker did or felt something based on observation or reason — often subjective or based on the speaker's perspective. Only used when the subject of the second clause is the speaker."
      ],
      "id": "en--길래-ko-suffix-6UqgoaTQ",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) Used to express why the speaker did or felt something based on observation or reason — often subjective or based on the speaker's perspective. Only used when the subject of the second clause is the speaker."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kiɭɭɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kiɭɭe̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "길래"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "길레"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-길래"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-gillae",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-길래 • (-gillae)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean colloquialisms",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean suffixes",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I bought a lot because they were cheap.",
          "roman": "Ssa-gillae mani sasseoyo.",
          "text": "싸길래 많이 샀어요.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express why the speaker did or felt something based on observation or reason — often subjective or based on the speaker's perspective. Only used when the subject of the second clause is the speaker."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) Used to express why the speaker did or felt something based on observation or reason — often subjective or based on the speaker's perspective. Only used when the subject of the second clause is the speaker."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kiɭɭɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kiɭɭe̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "길래"
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "길레"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-길래"
}

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