#Questions & Interrogatives
16 Korean grammar points related to "Questions & Interrogatives", ordered by textbook level.
Beginner 1 (초급 1)Beginner 1 Grammar (초급 1)(3)
- N + 입니까?N + imnikka?N + 입니까? – Is it N? (Formal Polite Interrogative)Is it N? / Are you N?
- V/A + -ㅂ/습니까?V/A + -p/seumnikka?V/A + -ㅂ/습니까? – Formal Polite Interrogative EndingFormal polite question ending for verbs and adjectives
- V + -(으)ㄹ까요?V + -(eu)lkkayo?V + -(으)ㄹ까요? – Shall we… / Shall I…? (Suggestion & Question)Shall we do…? / Shall I do…?
Beginner 2 (초급 2)Beginner 2 Grammar (초급 2)(1)
Intermediate 3 (중급 3)Intermediate 3 Grammar (중급 3)(3)
- V + -나요? / A + -(으)ㄴ가요?V + -nayo? / A + -(eu)ngayo?V + -나요? / A + -(으)ㄴ가요? – Soft & Polite Question EndingDo you...? / Is it...? (Soft polite question)
- V/A + -(으)냐고 하다 / -냐고 묻다V/A + -(eu)nyago hada / -nyago mutdaV/A + -(으)냐고 하다 (-냐고 묻다) – Indirect Quotation (Questions)Ask whether/if; ask what/where/when...
- 반말 (-아/어, -니/-냐?, -자, -(으)렴)Banmal (-a/eo, -ni/-nya?, -ja)반말 (-아/어, -니/-냐?, -자) – Intimate / Informal Speech Style (Banmal)Intimate/casual speech used with close friends or younger people
Intermediate 4 (중급 4)Intermediate 4 Grammar (중급 4)(3)
- -다고요? / -(으)냐고요? / -자고요? / -(으)라고요?-dagoyo? / -(eu)nyagoyo? / -jagoyo? / -(eu)ragoyo?-다고요? / -(으)냐고요? – Echo Questions & Re-emphasis ('You said...? / I said...!')Did you say that...?; I told you that...!
- V + -(으)래요 / -재요 / -냬요V + -(eu)raeyo / -jaeyo / -nyaeyoV + -(으)래요 / -재요 / -냬요 – Contracted Indirect Command, Suggestion & QuestionTold to do (-(으)래요); suggested doing (-재요); asked whether (-냬요)
- V + -는지 / A + -(으)ㄴ지 알다/모르다V + -neunji / A + -(eu)nji alda/moreudaV + -는지 / A + -(으)ㄴ지 알다/모르다 – Know / Do Not Know Whether (Embedded Question)Know / Do not know who, where, when, how, or whether...
Advanced 5 (고급 5)Advanced 5 Grammar (고급 5)(3)
- -(ㄴ/는)다지요?-(n/neun)dajiyo?V/A + -(ㄴ/는)다지요?, N + -(이)라지요? (I hear that..., is that right?)I heard that..., is it true? (used to politely confirm information heard from another source).
- -(ㄴ/는)단/란 말이에요?-(n/neun)dan/ran mariyeyo?V/A + -(ㄴ/는)단 말이에요?, N + -(이)란 말이에요? (Do you mean to say that...?!)Are you saying that...?! / Do you mean...?! (asks for confirmation out of surprise or disbelief).
- -(ㄴ/는)다면서요?-(n/neun)damyeonseoyo?V/A + -(ㄴ/는)다면서요?, N + -(이)라면서요? (I heard that..., is it true?)I heard that..., is that right? (asks the listener to confirm something the speaker heard elsewhere).
Advanced 6 (고급 6)Advanced 6 Grammar (고급 6)(3)
- -던가요?-deongayo?V/A + -던가요?, N + -(이)던가요? (Was it / did they ... as you recall?)How was it / was it really so? (asks the listener to recall something they experienced in the past, or wonders aloud about a memory).
- -(으)ㄴ들-(eu)ndeulV/A + -(으)ㄴ들, N + -인들 (Even if ..., what difference would it make?)Even if ... were the case, (how/what could...?) (concedes a hypothetical premise and follows with a rhetorical question to emphasize futility).
- -길래-gillaeV/A + -길래, N + -(이)길래 (Because I saw that..., I... / What on earth ... that...?)1) Since I saw/noticed that..., I did... (colloquial). 2) (With question words) Just what/who/how ... that ...?
All topics
- Connective Endings (연결 어미)
- Modality & Intention
- Particles (조사)
- Time & Sequence
- Conditionals & Supposition
- Cause & Reason
- Polite Sentence Endings
- Comparison (비교)
- Basic Sentence Patterns
- Tenses & Aspect (시제)
- Purpose & Plans
- Negation (부정 표현)
- Verb/Adjective Conjugation
- Noun Modifiers (관형사형)
- Change of State
- Experience & Trial
- Requests & Commands
- Suggestions & Invitations
- Ability & Possibility
- Location & Place
- Irregular Conjugation (불규칙)
- Honorifics (높임말)
- Obligation & Necessity
- Numbers & Ordinals
- Movement & Direction
- Desire & Wishes
- Nominalization (명사형)
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Counters (단위 명사)
- Existence & Possession