Understanding Korean Interrogative Sentences
Interrogative sentences are used to ask questions. In Korean, these sentences have a special structure that helps us know when someone is asking something.
Important Points
- Interrogative markers: In Korean, questions often end with special endings like '까?' or '니?' which signal a question.
- Word order: The basic word order in Korean questions is similar to statements, but the intonation or ending changes.
- Question words: Words like '누구' (who), '뭐' (what), '어디' (where), '언제' (when), and '어떻게' (how) are used to ask specific questions.
- Politeness levels: Korean questions change formality based on who you're speaking to, using different endings like '습니까?' for formal or '니?' for informal.
Let's look at some examples of how to make questions in Korean. Pay attention to the endings and the question words used.
Examples
- 너는 어디에 가니?
- 오늘 뭐 먹을까요?
- 그분은 누구세요?
In these examples, you can see how the question words and endings help form a question. '어디' means 'where,' '뭐' means 'what,' and '누구' means 'who.' The endings '가니?', '먹을까요?', and '세요?' signal that these are questions.