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Korean grammar

(으/느/이)냐고

(eu/neu/i)nyago

Quoting questions

It is used when the speaker quotes another person's question indirectly.

  • 저한테 어디 가냐고 물었어요.

    저한테 어디 가냐고 무러써요.said like thisjeohante eodi ganyago mureosseoyo.

    They asked me where I was going.

  • 저는 몇 살이냐고 물어보는 게 제일 싫어요.

    저는 멷 사리냐고 무러보는 게 제일 시러요.said like thisjeoneun myeot sarinyago mureoboneun ge jeil sireoyo.

    I hate it the most when people ask me how old I am.

  • 전화번호가 몇 번이냐고 그랬어요.

    전화번호가 멷 버니냐고 그래써요.said like thisjeonhwabeonhoga myeot beoninyago geuraesseoyo.

    They asked what my phone number was.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.