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1. (ː) dog

Note the long vowel.

2. Template:지대 Abbr. of 거기

3. Template:인대 Very impolite, very informal word for "you". (Hints at referring to "that thing over there.") This is almost a curse word.

4. (Attaches only to , , ) Informal abbr. of 에게 (to, for)

5. Abbr. of

6. 접미 (Usually attaches to 자네, 우리, 너희 etc...) Refers to the place where the people live.

the people at my house
Is everything well at your house too?

7. 어미

a. Attached to a 동사 stem, a 종결 어미 command used with people under you or with friends you find no fault in.
This is used generally only be older people.
b. Attached to 이다 or a 용언 stem, a 종결 어미 question ending that asks, "If thing are that way, would this not be good?"
c. Attached to a 용언 stem, a 보조적 연결 어미 that limits the following 용언's content or degree. This can be considered an ending that changes a verb into an adverb. See
Note: This is a common ending. It is used in a number of ways.
1. Indicate a causative sense, that someone or something is being forced to do something by someone else. This can be explicit or implicit.
2. Indicate a verb-adverb change, especially with the 형용사.
d. Attached to a 용언 stem, a 종결 어미 question that is used with words indicating a question or uncertainty.