-라니

rani

(informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when asking again or admiring an unexpected fact in surprise.

ending

Meanings

Entry 1 · ending

  1. (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when asking again or admiring an unexpected fact in surprise.

Entry 2 · ending

  1. (formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to express a question about a certain fact that is assumed to have been already given.

Entry 3

  1. An expression used to indicate that the speaker is surprised or impressed by the explanation or statement heard.
  2. An expression used to indicate that the explanation or statement heard is the basis for the speaker's judgment.
  3. An expression used to indicate that the speaker is surprised or impressed by the order or request heard.
  4. An expression used to indicate that the order or request heard is the basis for the speaker's judgment.

Entry 4

  1. (informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to ask the listener about what another person said.
  2. (informal addressee-lowering) An expression used to ask the listener about the order the listener was given.

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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