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-이- meaning and pronunciation

-i- · -i-

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

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88926
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘사동’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

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

    Examples

    • 곁들이다
    • 기울이다
    • 기죽이다
    • 끓이다
    • 내보이다
    • 녹이다
  2. 2.

    ‘피동’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -i- — A suffix used to mean passivity.

    Examples

    • 가로놓이다
    • 감싸이다
    • 건너다보이다
    • 괴이다
    • 굽어보이다
    • 까이다
  3. 3.

    ‘사동’의 뜻을 더하고 동사로 만드는 접미사.

    English: -i- — A suffix that means causation and makes the word a verb.

    Examples

    • 높이다
    • 드높이다
    • 싸이다

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