하게체

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 하게 (hage, familiar, semi-polite imperative of 하다 (hada, to do)) +‎ 체(體) (che, style).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hageche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hageche
McCune–Reischauer?hagech'e
Yale Romanization?hakey.chey

Noun

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하게체 (hageche)

  1. familiar style, speech level of neutral politeness

Usage notes

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Referring to the conjugation of verbs and adjectives, this style is generally only used by some older people when addressing younger people, friends, or relatives.

See also

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(Other speech levels)