네
ne
Grammar · 1 sense
Collective
Examples
민수네 가게는 항상 손님이 많아요.
Minsu's store always has many customers.
수지네 가족은 여행을 갔어요.
Suji's family went on a trip.
친구네 집에서 파티를 열었어요.
We had a party at my friend's house.
When you'd hear it
네 is common in everyday conversation and appears frequently in dramas, especially with names or kinship terms. It is also natural in neutral writing when referring to a household, family, or associated place such as a shop.
What learners get wrong
In 민수네, 네 is not the response 네 (“yes”) and is not the possessive 네 (“your”). It attaches to a person’s name or title and refers to that person’s household or associated group, often with the following noun omitted.
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