-에게

Korean

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “This looks like dative / locative particle 에 (e) + some other particle 게 (ge). How is this derived?”

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [e̞ɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [에게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ege
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ege
McCune–Reischauer?	ege
Yale Romanization?	eykey

Particle

에게 • (-ege)

1. the dative particle; to

   엄마에게 전화를 했습니다.

   eomma-ege jeonhwa-reul haetseumnida.

   I called my mother.

Usage notes

-에게 is the non-honorific form of -께 (-kke). Both are used only with nouns denoting animate objects (usually people or animals). For nouns denoting inanimate objects, -에 (-e) is used instead.