Korean learner dictionary
-님 meaning and pronunciation
-nim · -nim
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 88852Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
‘높임’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -nim — A suffix used to mean "honorific."
Examples
- 나라님
- 도련님
- 따님
- 마나님
- 부모님
- 사모님
- 2.
'그 대상을 사람처럼 표현하여 높임'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -nim — A suffix used to mean showing respect by expressing that object as a human being.
Examples
- 달님
- 별님
- 토끼님
- 해님
- 3.
‘높임’과 ‘존경’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.
English: -nim — A suffix used to mean showing respect and honor.
Examples
- 공자님
- 맹자님
- 부처님
- 예수님
- 주님
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