-네

See also: 네

Jeju

Etymology

See Korean 네 (ne).

Particle

네 (-ne)

1. -s (indicating the plural of a noun)

Usage notes

• Restricted to pronouns.

Synonyms

• 덜 (deol)

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [네]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ne
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ne
McCune–Reischauer?	ne
Yale Romanization?	ney

Etymology 1

First appears in the late sixteenth century, originally as ᄂᆡ (Yale: -noy).

Traditionally analyzed as a shortening of Middle Korean ᄂᆞᅌᅵ다〮 (Yale: -no-ngì-tá), from ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense suffix) + ᅌᅵ (Yale: -ngì-, listener-honoring suffix) + 다〮 (Yale: -tá, declarative suffix), with the last being fully deleted.

However, Jang Yun-hui suggests that it may be more appropriate to posit 이 (Yale: -i) as a colloquial Middle Korean verb-final suffix, in which case this is a simple compound of ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense suffix) + 이 (Yale: -i).^[1]

Suffix

네 • (-ne)

1. In the familiar style, a declarative suffix.
2. In the intimate style, the polite style, or when talking to oneself, an exclamatory suffix conveying a sudden realization.

   한국어를 잘 하시네요! ― Han'gugeo-reul jal ha-si-ne-yo! ― You speak Korean well!

   아, 그러네. 생각을 못 했다. ― A, geureo-ne. Saenggag-eul mot haetda. ― Oh, right. I didn't think of that.

Usage notes

• This suffix elides stem-final ㄹ (l).

Related terms

from the same suffix or shortening process

• 게 (-ge)
• 데 (-de)
• 으이 (-eu'i)

 

See also

other exclamatory suffixes

• 구나 (-guna, plain style exclamatory)
• 구려 (-guryeo, middle style exclamatory)
• 군 (-gun, plain style exclamatory)
• 도다 (-doda, dated literary plain style exclamatory)
• 소서 (-soseo, very formal style exclamatory)

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 내〮 (Yale: -náy). Originally an honorific plural; became increasingly pejorative.

Suffix

네 • (-ne)

1. (colloquial) Forms the plural of certain pronouns.

   ‎걔 (gyae, “he/she”) + ‎네 (-ne) → ‎걔네 (gyaene, “they”)

   ‎니 (ni, “you”) + ‎네 (-ne) → ‎니네 (nine, “you guys”)

2. family of..., -'s folks...

   ‎언니 (eonni, “older sister”) + ‎네 (-ne) → ‎언니네 (eonnine, “older sister's (in-law) family”)

3. (sometimes belittling) people, folks

   ‎우리 (uri, “we; us”) + ‎네 (-ne) → ‎우리네 (urine, “us; our folks”)

   ‎남정(男丁) (namjeong, “adult men”) + ‎네 (-ne) → ‎남정(男丁)네 (namjeongne, “menfolk”)

Etymology 3

See the main entry.

Suffix

네 • (-ne)

1. Pyongan form of 니 (-ni, “a plain-style interrogative suffix”)
   • 1998, 김영배 [gimyeongbae], “서북방언 [seobukbang'eon]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎, volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 69:

     큰아바지레 오셋네?

     Keunabaji-re osenne?

     Grandfather, have you come?

References

1. 장윤희 [jang'yunhui] (1997) “중세국어 종결어미 '(으)이'의 분석과 그 문법사적 의의 [jungsegugeo jonggyeoreomi (-eu)i ui bunseokgwa geu munbeopsajeok uiui, Analysis of the Middle Korean sentence ender (-u)i and its significance in grammatical history]”, in Gugeohak, volume 30, pages 103—140