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-우- meaning and pronunciation

-u- · -u-

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88919
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘사동’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -u- — A suffix used to mean causation.

    Examples

    • 깨우다
    • 덧씌우다
    • 돋우다
    • 뒤집어씌우다
    • 들씌우다
    • 띄우다

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