-ㄴ가

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [ㄴ가]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	n'ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nga
McCune–Reischauer?	n'ga
Yale Romanization?	nka

Suffix

ㄴ가 • (-n'ga)

1. Alternative form of 은가 (-eun'ga) (for adjectival stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ (l))

   먼가요? ― Meon'gayo? ― Is it far?

   그 자동차가 빠른가요? ― Geu jadongcha-ga ppareun'gayo? ― Is that car fast?

   그 여자가 예쁜가 봐요. ― Geu yeoja-ga yeppeun'ga bwayo. ― This girl/woman seems pretty.

Usage notes

• Adjectival stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ (l) will take ㄴ가 (-n'ga) and adjectival stems ending in any consonant apart from ㄹ (l), take 은가 (-eun'ga)