-습네까

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry.

Suffix

-습네까 • (-seumnekka)

  1. (Pyongan, Northern Hwanghae, areas of Hamgyong, potentially dated) alternative form of -습니까 (-seumnikka, formal polite interrogative suffix)
    Synonym: (Hwanghae) -시꺄 (-sikkya)

Usage notes

While some North Korean defectors claim that this is an exaggerated or even a made-up form used to disparage North Koreans, most defectors are Yukjin or Hamgyong speakers from Northern Hamgyong or Yanggang Province, and thus use, -슴둥 (-seumdung), -슴두 (-seumdu) or -슴까 (-seumkka) forms instead. Among defectors from Pyongan speaking areas, some appear to consider this form old fashioned or quaint.

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