-구-

See also: and -구

Korean

Suffix

• (-gu-)

  1. Derives certain causative verbs. No longer productive.
    Synonyms: (-i-), (-hi-), (-ri-), (-gi-), (-u-), (-chu-)
    달다 (dalda, (of metal) to become heated) + (-gu-)달구다 (dalguda, to heat (metal))

Usage notes

Although still very common in Korean, the causative/passive suffixes are no longer productive for forming new verbs. Verbs that do not already have a morphological causative or passive must employ auxiliaries:

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