-ㄴ가

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?n'ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nga
McCune–Reischauer?n'ga
Yale Romanization?nka

Suffix

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ㄴ가 (-n'ga)

  1. Alternative form of 은가 (-eun'ga) (for adjectival stems ending in a vowel or (l))
    먼가요?Meon'gayo?Is it far?
    그 자동차가 빠른가요?Geu jadongcha-ga ppareun'gayo?Is that car fast?
    그 여자가 예쁜가 봐요.Geu yeoja-ga yeppeun'ga bwayo.This girl/woman seems pretty.

Usage notes

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  • Adjectival stems ending in a vowel or (l) will take ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and adjectival stems ending in any consonant apart from (l), take 은가 (-eun'ga)