-ㅂ네까

Korean

Etymology

See -습니까 (-seumnikka).

Suffix

-ㅂ네까 • (-mnekka)

  1. (Pyongan, Northern Hwanghae, areas of Hamgyong) post-vowel or post-liquid allomorphic form of -습네까 (-seumnekka, formal polite interrogative suffix)
    Synonym: -ㅂ니까 (-mnikka)
    • 1949, Kim Nae-Sung, 청춘극장 [Cheongchun'geukjang, Theatre of Youth], 평안남도 대동군 [pyeong'annamdo daedonggun]:
      왜들 그럽네까? 그러디들 말소구레.
      Wae-deul geureomnekka? geureo-di-deul mal-so-gu-re.
      Why are you guys acting like that? Stop being like this.
      Taedong, South Pyongan. The writer, Kim Nae-Sung, was born and raised in Namgot township of Taedong County (modern-day Kangnam County in Pyongyang).

Usage notes

While some North Korean defectors claim that this is an exaggerated or even a made-up form, most defectors are Yukjin or Hamgyong speakers from Northern Hamgyong or Yanggang Province, and thus use, -슴둥 (-seumdung), -슴두 (-seumdu) or -슴까 (-seumkka) forms instead. Among defectors from Pyongan speaking areas, some appear to consider this form old fashioned or quaint.

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