-길래

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kiɭɭɛ] ~ [kiɭɭe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [길래/길레]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gillae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gillae
McCune–Reischauer?killae
Yale Romanization?killay

Suffix

-길래 • (-gillae)

  1. (colloquial) Used to express why the speaker did or felt something based on observation or reason — often subjective or based on the speaker's perspective. Only used when the subject of the second clause is the speaker.
    싸길래 많이 샀어요.
    Ssa-gillae mani sasseoyo.
    I bought a lot because they were cheap.
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