꺼

꺼 U+AEBC, 꺼
HANGUL SYLLABLE GGEO
Composition:ㄲ + ㅓ
← 꺻
[U+AEBB] 		Hangul Syllables 꺽 →
[U+AEBD]
꺼꺽꺾꺿껀껁껂
껃껄껅껆껇껈껉
껊껋껌껍껎껏껐
껑껒껓껔껕껖껗
꺠 ←→ 께

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of ㅅ (-s-, “'s”, genitive particle) +‎ 거 (geo, “thing”). See -ㅅ-#Usage notes for an explanation of this form.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeo
McCune–Reischauer?kkŏ
Yale Romanization?kke

Dependent noun

꺼 • (kkeo)

  1. (spelling proscribed) Possessed form of 거 (geo, “thing, something”); something from, something of, something which belongs to someone
    내 꺼야, 내놔.
    Nae kkeo-ya, naenwa.
    That's mine, give it back.
    일본 꺼를 사면 좋은 게 뭐야?
    Ilbon kkeo-reul samyeon jo'eun ge mwo-ya?
    What's the point of buying something from Japan?

Usage notes
  • The pronunciation is theoretically proscribed, but in practice almost unanimously used.
  • The spelling 꺼 (kkeo) is widely considered incorrect. The word should always be written as 거 (geo), regardless of the actual pronunciation.
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