-는

See also: 는 and -는-

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?-neun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neun
McCune–Reischauer?nŭn
Yale Romanization?nun

Etymology 1

Equivalent to Middle Korean -ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no, present-tense suffix) + -ㄴ (Yale: -n, realis gerundive suffix). The first element is now homophonous 는 (-neun-) in Modern Korean; see that entry for more.

Suffix

는 • (-neun)

  1. that is..., that [one] is..., -ing, etc.; suffix attached to the stem of verbs or the existential adjectives 있다 (itda) and 없다 (eopda) to turn the clause into a dependent one in the present tense.
    Coordinate terms: 은 (-eun, past-tense), 던 (-deon, past-tense imperfect), 을 (-eul, future or irrealis)
    읽는 책 ― ing-neun chaek ― the book one is reading
    사는 곳 ― sa-neun got ― the place where one lives
    동물원에 있는 호랑이 ― dongmurwon-e in-neun horang'i ― the tiger that is in a zoo
    떠나는 사람들 ― tteona-neun saram-deul ― the people leaving
Usage notes
  • This suffix causes stem-final ㄹ (l) to drop out.

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean -는〮 (Yale: -nún), -ᄂᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: -nón), probably a reduplication of -은〮 (Yale: -ún), ᄋᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: -ón). See the main entry for more.

Particle

는 • (-neun)

  1. Post-vowel allomorphic form of 은 (-eun, topic marker).
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