-으니까

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Korean

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The initial 으니 (-euni) is clearly the base form. What is the 까 (-kka)? Is this the question marker?”

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eunikka
Revised Romanization (translit.)?euni'kka
McCune–Reischauer?ŭnikka
Yale Romanization?uni.kka

Suffix

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으니까 • (-eunikka)

  1. Emphatic form of 으니 (-euni, “since, because, as”).

Usage notes

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  • This is the form usually used in speech; 으니 (-euni) is more common in written form.
  • 으니까 (-eunikka) causes stem-final ㄹ (l) to drop out.

Alternative forms

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  • 니까 (-nikka) — After vowels and ㄹ (l)
  • 으닝까 (-euningkka), 닝까 (-ningkka) — northern Gyeongsang dialectal

Derived terms

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