"-요" meaning in Korean

See -요 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [jo] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [jʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: [canonical], -yo [romanization]
Etymology: First widely attested in late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels intended for popular consumption. Stems from a contraction of 이오 (-i-o, “it is that...”), from 이 (-i-, “to be”, copula) + 오 (-o, declarative verbal suffix of the semi-formal speech level). The suffix 오 (-o) itself goes back to Middle Korean ᅀᆞᇦ〯 (-zǒW-, object honorific verbal suffix), though the exact derivation is unclear, and ultimately to Old Korean 白 (*SOLP-, “to inform a superior”). Compare Kapampangan yó, yu (“plural polite form, emphasis particle”). Compare also Jeju 마씀 (-masseum) which has the same function. Etymology templates: {{der|ko|okm|-ᅀᆞᇦ〯-|pos=object honorific verbal suffix|tr=-zǒW-}} Middle Korean ᅀᆞᇦ〯 (-zǒW-, object honorific verbal suffix), {{der|ko|oko|白|t=to inform a superior|tr=*SOLP-}} Old Korean 白 (*SOLP-, “to inform a superior”), {{ncog|pam|yó}} Kapampangan yó, {{ncog|jje|-마씀}} Jeju 마씀 (-masseum) Head templates: {{ko-pos|particle}} 요 • (-yo)
  1. A particle attached to intimate-style verbs and adjective endings and some blunt-style endings to form the polite style, the usual speech level for polite but not extremely formal conversation, e.g. by a student to a teacher, a child to a parent, or between colleagues.
    Sense id: en--요-ko-particle-10AZH1cb Categories (other): Korean particles, Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean particles: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 48 52
  2. A particle attached to substantives, adverbs, or non-sentence-final endings to show respect to the listener in the polite style.
    Sense id: en--요-ko-particle-R4-cmGd9 Categories (other): Korean particles, Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean particles: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 이요 (-iyo) (english: optional after consonants), (-yeo) (english: spelling pronunciation of modern Seoul), used for effect (english: cutesy), (-yu) (english: Chungcheong dialect), often considered the archetypal pronunciation (english: dialectal), (-ye) [Gyeongsang, dialectal]
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: [canonical], -yo [romanization]
Etymology: See 소 (-so). The semivowel is introduced to break hiatus. Head templates: {{ko-suffix}} 요 • (-yo)
  1. Gyeongsang and Jeolla dialect form of 오 (-o, post-vowel allomorph of 소 (-so, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix)). Tags: Gyeongsang, Jeolla, alt-of, dialectal, morpheme Alternative form of: (extra: (-o, post-vowel allomorph of 소 (-so, semi-formal style sentence-final suffix)))
    Sense id: en--요-ko-suffix-lBgu1Agx Categories (other): Gyeongsang Korean, Jeolla Korean, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 26 25 49 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 23 28 50 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 24 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 22 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "Have you finished preparing for your trip?",
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          "english": "Why?",
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          "english": "(But) it was snowing yesterday…",
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        },
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          "english": "Mom only got angry at my younger sibling.",
          "roman": "Eomeoni-neun-yo dongsaeng-hante-man-yo hwa-reul nae-syeoss-eoyo.",
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        {
          "english": "What did you eat? — Ramen.",
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      "ipa": "[jo]",
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      "ipa": "[jʌ̹]",
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      "hangeul": "요"
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    {
      "hangeul": "여"
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          "english": "I can give you a hand.",
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          "text": "제가 도와드리지요.",
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          "english": "Have you finished preparing for your trip?",
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          "english": "Why?",
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          "text": "어제 눈이 오던데요……",
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        {
          "english": "Mom only got angry at my younger sibling.",
          "roman": "Eomeoni-neun-yo dongsaeng-hante-man-yo hwa-reul nae-syeoss-eoyo.",
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          "english": "What did you eat? — Ramen.",
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      "ipa": "[jʌ̹]",
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      "word": "이요"
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      "word": "여"
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      "english": "Chungcheong dialect",
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