Korean word

내

Pronunciation

Romanizationnae

Meaning

  • determinermy

Example

이것은 내 책이에요.i geo seun nae chae gi e yo

This is my book.

Illustration for 내 (my)

More examples

내 친구가 왔어요.nae chin gu ga wa sseo yo

My friend came.

Core concept

A speaker marks a noun as belonging to them.

Common phrases

  • 내 책nae chaek

    my book

  • 내 친구nae chin gu

    my friend

  • 내 번호nae peon ho

    my number

Similar words

제che: A respectful form for showing that a noun belongs to the speaker.
저의cheoui: A highly formal form used in official speech or writing to mean belonging to the speaker.

Definition in Korean

말하는 사람이 자신의 것을 바로 가리켜 명사를 한정하는 짧고 구어적인 관형사.mal ha neun sa ra mi cha si nui keo seul pa ro ka ri kyeo myeong sa reul han jeong ha neun jjal kko ku eo jeo gin kwan hyeong sa

Word origin

This word is the shortened spoken form of the Korean expression for my, formed from the first person pronoun and its possessive ending.

Usage tips

  • It works like English my by standing before the thing owned, not by standing alone like mine.

Related words

  • 나naIpronoun
  • 나의nauimydeterminer

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