What does 나다움 mean?
<My answer>
* 나다움 : It’s me
* 나다움 is made from 나(I; me) + 답다(be worthy of; ㅂ erased before ㅁ) + -ㅁ( a suffix make a verb a noun)
* 답다 : [Pronunciation: 답따][ㅂ 불규칙] [접미사(suffix)] (1) [=...같다] be like; (2) be becoming (3) [=가치가 있다] be worthy of; this is the word that be attached to the back of some noun(체언) and makes an adjective meaning that it has the property or characteristics of the noun(체언)
* 체언 : an uninflected word; a noun; a substantive
* -다워 : a non-honourific descriptive form of 답다
* -다우니 : 답(the stem of 답다: ㅂ erased and 우 inserted before 니) + -니(because; because of)
* -다운 : 답(the stem of 답다: ㅂ erased and 우 inserted before 니) + -ㄴ(an attributive suffix)
Ex)
- 그는 남자답다 : He's manly
- 정답다 = 정이 많다 : She's very affectionate
- 꽃다운 청춘 : Youth like flowers
- 생각하는 것이 제법 어른답다 = 생각하는 게 제법 어른스럽다 : Thinking is quite mature
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