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See also: 에

From Middle Korean 에〮/애〮 (Yale: -éy/áy, locative particle), from Old Korean 良中 (*-akuy, *-ahuy, locative particle), compound of 良 (*-a, locative particle) + 中 (*-kuy, locative particle).

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

에 • (-e)

  1. at
  2. to
    어디에 가요? ― eodi-e ga-yo? ― Where are you going to?
    저는 종이에 사자를 그리고 있어요. ― Jeoneun jong'ie sajareul geurigo isseoyo. ― I am painting a lion on a paper.
  • 에 (-e) is only used on nouns denoting inanimate objects. For nouns denoting animate objects (usually people or animals), 한테 (-hante), 에게 (-ege), or 게 (-ge) is used instead.