께서

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[k͈e̞sʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[께서]
Revised Romanization? kkeseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kkeseo
McCune–Reischauer? kkesŏ
Yale Romanization? kkeyse

Particle

께서 • (kkeseo)

  1. The honorific form of the particles 이 (i) and 가 (ga) denoting the subject of a sentence.
    선생님께서 저에게 사과를 주셨습니다.
    Seonsaengnimkkeseo jeo-ege sagwareul jusyeotseumnida.
    The teacher gave an apple to me.

Usage notes

Used in relation with animate objects for which the speaker wishes to show respect.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (국립국어원) (accessed 2008-01-02), “께서”, in 표준국어대사전‎, archived from the original on 30 December 2006
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