-치

See also: 치

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'i
Yale Romanization?	chi

Etymology 1

Suffix

치 • (-chi)

1. Contraction of 하지 (ha-ji).

   중요치 않다. ― Jung'yo-chi anta. ― It is not important.

   사람들이 원치 않는 것을 강요해서는 안 됩니다.

   Saram-deur-i won-chi anneun geos-eul gang'yo-haeseoneun an doemnida.

   You should not coerce people into doing something they do not want to do.

Usage notes

• See "Usage notes" at 하다 (hada) for more on the usage of this contraction.
• Generally speaking, the long negation suffix can be contracted, but the contrastive/affirmative suffix cannot.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean suffixes; see the main entries.

Suffix

치 • (-chi)

1. See the entry at 치(癡) (chi, “someone who is terrible at...”).
2. See the entry at 치(値) (chi, “value”).