-ㄴ가

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?n'ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nga
McCune–Reischauer?n'ga
Yale Romanization?nka

Suffix

-ㄴ가 • (-n'ga)

  1. alternative form of -은가 (-eun'ga) (for adjectival stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ (l))
    먼가요? ― meon'gayo? ― Is it far?
    그 자동차가 빠른가요? ― geu jadongcha-ga ppareun'gayo? ― Is that car fast?
    그 여자가 예쁜가 봐요. ― Geu yeoja-ga yeppeun'ga bwayo. ― This girl/woman seems pretty.

Usage notes

  • Adjectival stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ (l) will take ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and adjectival stems ending in any consonant apart from ㄹ (l), take -은가 (-eun'ga)
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