용언

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 用言. From Japanese yōgen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈjoːŋʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[용:언]
Revised Romanization? yong-eon
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yong-eon
McCune–Reischauer? yongŏn
Yale Romanization? yōng.en

Noun

용언 • (yong-eon) (hanja 用言)

  1. (grammar) a word that can be conjugated

Usage notes

Words in the 용언 (yong-eon) class are those that can be conjugated and used as Korean predicates. The class includes 동사 (dongsa, “verbs”), 형용사 (hyeong-yongsa, “adjectives”), the copula 이다 (ida), and its antonym 아니다 (anida).

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