Interrogative sentences in Korean
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Verb, Adjective + ㅂ니까 / 습니까
습니까 - if a word ends in a consonant, ㅂ니까 - if ends in a vowel
In this lesson we will learn how to ask a question. To do this, we will use the endings -ㅂ니까? / -습니까? / -입니까?
-ㅂ니까 / -습니까 are an interrogative sentence (question) endings in the polite formal speech style.
Add -ㅂ니까 to a verb or adjective stem that ends with a vowel and -습니까 to a verb or adjective stem that ends with a consonant.
Stem is a part of a verb or adjective which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).
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비가 옵니까?
Korean
비
오다
English
rain
to come
Is it raining? (literally: Rain comes?)
비가 오+ㅂ니까?
가방이 큽니까?
Korean
가방
크다
English
bag
big
Is the bag big? (literally: Bag big?)
가방이 크+ㅂ니까?
기분이 좋습니까?
Korean
기분
좋다
English
mood
good
Do/does smb. feel good? (literally: Mood good?)
기분이 좋습니까?
우리가 먹습니까?
Korean
우리
먹다
English
we
to eat
Are we having a meal? (literally: We eat?)
우리가 먹습니까?
연필이 있습니까?
Korean
연필
있다
English
pencil
to have
Do/does smb. have a pencil? (literally: Pencil have?)
연필이 있습니까?
Noun, Pronoun + 입니까
When the final word of a sentence is a noun or pronoun, use -입니까.
(Advanced information: 입니까 = helping verb 이다 + ㅂ니까)
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이것은 시계입니까?
Korean
이것
시계
English
this
watch, clock
Is this a watch?
이것은 시계입니까?
저는 학생입니까?
Korean
저
학생
English
I
student
Am I a student?
저는 학생입니까?
오늘은 수요일입니까?
Korean
오늘
수요일
English
today
Wednesday
Is today Wednesday?
오늘은 수요일입니까?
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).