-네

See Korean 네 (ne).

-네 (ne)

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

• Restricted to pronouns.

• 덜 (deol)

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

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]

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! ― Hangugeo-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.

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

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

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”)