-ㄹ

See also: ㄹ

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [ㄹ]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	l
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	l
McCune–Reischauer?	l
Yale Romanization?	l

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean ㄹ (Yale: -l). See the main entry for more.

Particle

ㄹ • (-l)

1. Colloquial post-vowel allomorphic form of 을 (-eul, accusative case marker).

Usage notes

• This form is especially frequent after very common words, such as personal pronouns or 거 (geo, “thing”).
• It is not used in writing other than highly colloquial registers.

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean ㅭ (Yale: -lq). See the main entry for more.

Suffix

ㄹ • (-l)

1. Post-vowel or post-liquid allomorphic form of 을 (-eul, irrealis adnominal suffix).