주어

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jueo
McCune–Reischauer?chuŏ
Yale Romanization?cwue

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 主語, from 主 (主, “chief”) + 語 (語, “word”)

Noun

주어 • (jueo) (hanja 主語)

  1. (grammar) subject (of a sentence)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. From 주다 (juda, “to give”).

Verb

주어 • (jueo) (infinitive of 주다)

  1. Infinitive form of 주다 (juda, “to give”), thus often "upon giving"; "having given."
Alternative forms
  • 줘 (jwo) (chiefly in speech)
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