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[waggo]

Im not sure if Ive learnt about these two suffixes and have now forgotten
why and when they are attached....

1) --����

2) --�׿�

Any clear explanation will be much appreciated coz Im not that smart
myself.

Thanks

[doggyji]

Q: ���� �߾��? (Who did it?)

A:
1) "�� ���ڰ� �߾��."
2) "�� ���ڰ� �ߴµ���."
3) "�� ���ڰ� �߳׿�."
4) "�� ���ڰ� �ߵ���."
5) "�� ���ڰ� �ߴ�����."
6) "�� ���ڰ� �ߴ��."

All but 6) are pretty much interchangeable and likely to be translated into the same English sentence: "The woman did." Then what's the difference? Of course, small nuances. Hmmph, I don't know if I can explain them properly. So tricky..

1) �� ���ڰ� �߾��: just plain.
2) �� ���ڰ� �ߴµ���: often ~�µ��� gives you a feeling that some more statement will be followed.
3) �� ���ڰ� �߳׿�: 'let me think...hmm oh yeah the woman did, not someone else...'
4) �� ���ڰ� �ߵ���: 'well.. a bit unexpectedly the woman did.'
5) �� ���ڰ� �ߴ�����: same as 4). 5) will be more clear since 4) can be confused with 6).
6) �� ���ڰ� �ߴ��: sounds almost the same as 4) but has a bit different meaning. It emphasizes the fact that you didn't really see and check that she did yourself. It's the same as "�� ���ڰ� �ߴٰ� �ؿ�," which means either "I heard someone saying the woman did" or "the woman said she did" depending on the context. The former is more likely. If you say "�� ���ڰ� �ߴٰ� �ϳ׿�," then both have the same weight. Of course, to make it clear, you can put more explanatory words in the sentence.

Sorry, anyone who got a decent grammar book would explain this better than me. Maybe some people in Mith's Language Learning Cantina will give you a better explanation.