의 (-uy)#

Possessor#

Possessor captures both permanent and temporary possession.

Gestalt#

Gestalt captures generalized notion of ``whole'' understood with reference to a component part, possession, set member or characteristics.

In the following, marked nominals are a participant in an event/situation described by the modified noun:

• Agent↝Gestalt:

  • 우리의 각오

    'our commitment' 007

• Originator↝Gestalt:

  • 선생님의 말씀

    'teacher's words' 008

• Theme↝Gestalt:

  • 자연의 관찰

    'observation of nature' 009

  • 질서의 확립

    'establishment of order' 010

  • 몸의 병

    'sickness of the body' 011

If a semantically descriptive relationship between the two nominals is identifiable, this is expressed through construal:

• Topic↝Gestalt:

  • 한국의 지도

    'map of Korea' 012

  • 독서의 계절

    'reading season; Lit: season of reading' 013

  • 통일의 위업

    'unification efforts; Lit: efforts of unification' 014

• Whole↝Gestalt:

  • 영이의 얼굴

    'Yengi's face' 015

  • 가진의 얼마

    'some of the money in possession' 016

• Experiencer↝Gestalt:

  • 너의 믿음

    'your faith' 017

  • 나의 슬픔

    'my sorrow' 018

• SocialRel↝Gestalt:

  • 친구의 아버지

    'friend's father' 019

  • 나의 친구

    'my friend' 020

• Time↝Gestalt:

  • 여름의 바다

    'summer seas; Lit: seas of summer' 021

  • 정오의 뉴스

    'midday news; Lit: news of noon' 022

• Source↝Gestalt:

  • 투쟁의 열매

    'fruits of conflict' 023

• Goal↝Gestalt:

  • 승리의 길

    'path to success' 024

• Circumstance↝Gestalt:

  • 축하의 잔치

    'feast of celebration' 025

Characteristic#

Characteristic represents a component part, set member or characteristics belonging to a larger ``whole''.

Construals#

• QuantityValue↝Characteristic: supplies a particular count or number as a characteristic of the modified noun:

  • 100명의
    100_individuals-of

    위인
    famous_person

    '100 famous people' 034

  • 서너명의
    3_or_4_individuals-of

    사람
    person

    '3 or 4 persons' 035

  • 10년의
    10_years-of

    세월
    time

    '10 year's time' 036

• Identity↝Characteristic: supplies the specific identifying information about the modified

  • 45kg의
    45kg-of

    몸무게
    body_weight

    'body weight of 45kg (body weight that comes in at 45kg)' 037

  • 100C의
    100C-of

    온도
    temperature

    'temperature of 100C (temperature that stands at 100C)' 039