-자

Meaning

1. 1.

   -ja — A connective ending used to indicate that the preceding action was completed and then the following action occurred successively

   동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

2. 2.

   -ja — A connective ending used to indicate that the preceding content is the cause or motive of the following content.

   일부 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

3. 3.

   -ja — A connective ending used to indicate that something has two characteristics at the same time.

   '이다' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

4. 4.

   -ja — A connective ending used to imply that however the action or state of the preceding statement came true, it is no good.

   주로 ‘-아/어 보았자’로 쓴다.

5. 5.

   -ja — A connective ending used when making the following statement on the basis of what one saw or heard.

   주로 '보자 하니(까)', '듣자 하니(까)'로 쓴다.

6. 6.

   -ja — A connective ending used to indicate that the speaker cannot tolerate a certain situation however hard he/she tries to.

   주로 '보자 보자 하니까', '듣자 듣자 하니까'로 쓴다.