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냐 and 니 verb endings

sebastiancayne7618
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냐 and 니 verb endings

Postby sebastiancayne7618 » July 5th, 2011 8:43 pm

안녕 하세요 여러분 :)

I noticed the verb endings 니 and 냐, and I would like to know what are the nuances of these.
They're casual language, right? Are they both trendy or is it better to use one instead of the other?
If you also have a few examples where these endings are often used, let me know.

Cheers

jaehwi
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Hi

Postby jaehwi » July 6th, 2011 2:26 am

Hi~ I am Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

both 니 and 냐 are formal. 냐 is shorten version of 니+야, and they have same meaning.
However, for Koreans, 냐 is more likely manly and more tough. Usually boys are using this particle when they talk with other boys. Also for adults. But, they usually do not use the particle 냐, when they talk with women.
니 sounds more likely woman, only girls or city-guys (born and raised in city area) use the particle. : )

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Postby manyakumi » July 6th, 2011 7:12 am

Hello, sebastiancayne7618

The both 니 & 냐 are extremely intimate ending.
You can never ever use them to the elders or someone who is not a close friend with you.
So, be careful to use.


Sean.
;)

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Postby sebastiancayne7618 » July 6th, 2011 12:01 pm

아, 네. 도와 주셔서 감사합니다!

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Postby sebastiancayne7618 » July 19th, 2011 3:24 pm

I just found out that the lesson #24 of the Intermediate Season 1 has a grammar point on -냐.
Interested readers might want to have a look at that lesson's PDF.

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