-어요

Korean

Alternative forms

• 에요 (-eyo) — after the copulas 이다 (-ida), 아니다 (anida)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [어요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eoyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eoyo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏyo
Yale Romanization?	e.yo

Suffix

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	어요 (-eoyo)
Yang-form	아요 (-ayo)

어요 • (-eoyo)

1. See 어 (-eo, intimate-style suffix) and 요 (-yo, politeness-adding particle attaching to the intimate style).

   이 집 고기가 그렇게 부드러울 수가 없어요. 안 먹어 보면 후회할지도 몰라요.

   I jip gogi-ga geureoke budeureoul su-ga eopseo-yo. An meogeo bo-myeon huhoe-halji-do molla-yo.

   The meat in this restaurant is impossibly tender. You'll regret it if you don't have a try.