아주높임

Korean

Etymology

From 아주 (aju, “very”) +‎ 높임 (nopim, “honorific exaltation”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)d͡ʑuno̞pʰim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)주노핌]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ajunopim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ajunop'im
McCune–Reischauer?ajunop'im
Yale Romanization?ācwunoph.im

Noun

아주높임 • (ajunopim)

  1. (grammar) formal, 6th speech level in Korean.

Usage notes

아주높임 (ajunopim) is a speech level used commonly between strangers, among co-workers, by TV announcers, to customers, and the standard in any professional setting. Like other speech levels, it is applied to verbs and adjectives to reflect the relationship between the speaker and the audience. It is independent from the honorific, which reflects the relationships with the referent of the subject. Korean words inflected in this speech level are characterized by the suffix —ᆸ니다 (-mnida) in the indicative mood. In the imperative mood, it is always used with the honorific —시— (-si-), together characterized by the suffix —십시오 (-sipsio). E.g.:

  • 합니다 (hamnida): (non-honorific) "does"
  • 하십시오 (hasipsio): (honorific) "please do"
  • 했습니다 (haetseumnida): (non-honorific) "did"

Synonyms

See also

(Other speech levels)

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