-군

See also: 군

Korean

Etymology 1

Contracted from 구나 (-guna); see there for more.

Suffix

군 • (-gun)

1. I see; in the intimate style or in monologues, used to emphasize a new fact that the speaker has learned.

   그렇군. ― Geureo-kun. ― I see.

   결국 탈레반이 승리했군. ― Gyeolguk Talleban-i seungni-haet-gun. ― The Taliban has won in the end, I see.

   오늘도 또 후덥지근하겠군. ― Oneul-do tto hudeopjigeun-ha-get-gun. ― So today will be stuffy and hot, too.

Usage notes

• For verbs, the bare form cannot be used; it must be marked with tense/aspect, i.e. 는 (-neun-, present-tense suffix), 더 (-deo-, retrospective suffix), 었 (-eot-, past-tense suffix), 겠 (-get-, future-tense suffix). This is not the case for adjectives.

Etymology 2

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 군 (軍, gun). Probably ㅅ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 군(軍) (gun, “soldier”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kun]
• Phonetic hangul: [군]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gun
McCune–Reischauer?	kun
Yale Romanization?	kwun

Suffix

군 • (-gun)

1. North Korea standard spelling of 꾼 (-kkun).

Derived terms

• 일군 (ilgun, “worker”)
• 춤군 (chumgun, “dancer”)
• 낚시군 (naksigun, “fisherman”)
• 사냥군 (sanyanggun, “hunter”)
• 씨름군 (ssireumgun, “wrestler”)
• 살림군 (sallimgun, “housekeeper”)
• 구경군 (gugyeonggun, “spectator, onlooker”)
• 심부름군 (simbureumgun, “messenger”)
• 이야기군 (iyagigun, “storyteller”)
• 나뭇군 (namutgun, “woodcutter”)
• 털이군 (teorigun, “pheasant hunter”)
• 거랑군 (georanggun)
• 향도(香徒)군 (hyangdogun, “pallbearer”)
• 상(喪)두군 (sangdugun, “pallbearer”)
• 덜렁군 (deolleonggun, “skittish person”)
• 짐질군 (jimjilgun, “pack horse”) (derogatory)
• 모군(募軍)군 (mogun'gun, “construction worker”)
• 염(廉)알이군 (yeomarigun, “snoop, busybody”) (derogatory)
• 벼팔이군 (byeoparigun, “rice merchant”)
• 소거간(居間)군 (sogeogan'gun, “cattle merchant”)
• 밀렵(密獵)군 (millyeopgun, “poacher”)
• 사기(詐欺)군 (sagigun, “cheater”)