-은 지

Korean

Etymology

은 (-eun, “which”, realis/past adnominal marker) +‎ 지 (ji, dependent noun).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯɲd͡ʑi]
Phonetic hangul: [은지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eunji
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eunji
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŭnji
Yale Romanization^?	un.ci

Suffix

은 지 • (-eun ji)

since, (from the time) that...; followed by a statement or question about the temporal duration.
쌀 한 톨 도 못 먹은 지 어언 사흘 이 되었다.
Ssal han tol-do mot meog-eun ji eo'eon saheur-i doeeotda.
Somehow, it has been four days since I last ate even a grain of rice.
(literally, “Somehow, it has become four days that I was unable to eat even a grain of rice.”)

모친 께서 돌아가신 지 몇 년 이 되었습니까?
mochin-kkeseo dora-gasin ji myeot nyeon-i doeeotseumnikka?
How many years has it been since your mother passed away?

탈레반이 정권 을 잡은 지 벌써 이틀 이다.
Talleban-i jeonggwon-eul jab-eun ji beolsseo iteur-ida.
It is already two days since the Taliban took power.

물 을 안 준 지 너무 오래 됐다.
Mur-eul an jun ji neomu orae dwaetda.
It's been too long since I last watered [the plants].

Usage notes

Do not confuse with 은지 (-eunji).
To express English "since [one] last [VERB]ed", Korean negates the verb, as seen in the examples above.

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