Korean learner dictionary

-내

-nae · -nae

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 70313

Part of speech: 접사

1.
‘그 기간의 처음부터 끝까지’의 뜻을 더하고 부사로 만드는 접미사.
English: -nae — A suffix that means "from the beginning to the end of the period" and makes the word an adverb.
Examples
- 겨우내
- 봄내
- 여름내
- 저녁내
2.
‘그때까지’의 뜻을 더하고 부사로 만드는 접미사.
English: -nae — A suffix that means "till then" and makes the word an adverb.
Examples
- 끝내
- 마침내