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  2. Korean pronouns - Wikipedia

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    Korean pronouns pose some difficulty to speakers of English due to their complexity. The Korean language makes extensive use of speech levels and honorifics in its grammar, and Korean pronouns also change depending on the social distinction between the speaker and the person or persons spoken to.

  3. Korean grammar - Wikipedia

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    Korean pronouns 대명사(代名詞) daemyeongsa (also called 대이름씨 dae-ireumssi) are highly influenced by the honorifics in the language. Pronouns change forms depending on the social status of the person or persons spoken to, e.g. for the first person singular pronoun "I" there are both the informal 나 na and the honorific/humble 저 ...

  4. List of languages by type of grammatical genders - Wikipedia

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    Danish (Danish has four gendered pronouns, but only two grammatical genders in the sense of noun classes. See Gender in Danish and Swedish .) Dutch (The masculine and the feminine have merged into a common gender in standard Dutch, but a distinction is still made by some when using pronouns, and in Southern-Dutch varieties.

  5. Korean speech levels - Wikipedia

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    Most Korean phrasebooks for foreigners follow this speech style due to its simplicity and proper politeness. Second person pronouns are generally omitted in the polite speech styles. (See Korean pronouns.) It is used: In Korean phrasebooks for foreigners. Between strangers, especially those older or of equal age. Between colleagues

  6. Category:Korean grammar - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Korean grammar" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Korean honorifics; P. Korean postpositions; Korean pronouns; S ...

  7. Korean honorifics - Wikipedia

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    However, Korean language allows for coherent syntax without pronouns, effectively making Korean a so-called pro-drop language; thus, Koreans avoid using the second-person singular pronoun, especially when using honorific forms. Third-person pronouns are occasionally avoided as well, mainly to maintain a sense of politeness.

  8. Koreanic languages - Wikipedia

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    Old Korean pronouns were written with the Chinese characters for the corresponding Chinese pronouns, so their pronunciation must be inferred from Middle Korean forms. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] The known personal pronouns are * na 'I', * uri 'we' and * ne 'you'.

  9. Category:Pronouns by language - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Pronouns by language" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Korean pronouns; M. Macedonian pronouns; P. Personal ...