Welcome to Basic Korean. In this lesson, we will look at the expression 'A-으냐고 하다/냐고 하다' used to quote a question sentence that ends with an adjective and is the present tense.
Let's learn 'indirect quotation' in Korean 'A-으냐고 하다/냐고하다.'
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🌷 Korean grammar lesson 134: https://youtu.be/6y12abmH-ko
⭐️ 한국어 문법 134: A-으냐고 하다/냐고 하다
“미소 씨가 나나 씨는 오늘 바쁘냐고 물어봤어요.”
1. Short Conversation
미소: 지안 씨, 나나 씨는 오늘 바빠요?
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지안: 나나 씨, 미소 씨가 오늘 바쁘냐고 물어봤어요.
나나: 오늘은 별일 없어요. 안 바쁘다고 전해 주세요.
➔ The grammar we're going to learn today is '바쁘냐고 물어봤어요.'
(In English)
Miso: Jinan, is Nana busy today?
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Jian: Nana, Miso asks me if you are busy today.
Nana: Nothing special today. Please tell her that I'm not busy.
2. Usage
- ‘-으냐고 하다/냐고 하다’ is used to convey the questions asked by the speaker or another person.
- ‘-으냐고 하다/냐고 하다’ is used to quote a sentence that is an interrogative sentence, ending with an adjective and the present tense.
- And instead of the verb ‘하다’, you can also use ‘묻다, 질문하다, 말하다.’
3. Example Sentences: A-으냐고/냐고 하다 (현재, 펑서문)
✎ 미소: “나나 씨는 오늘 바빠요?” (→ adjective, present, interrogative sentence)
(Miso: Is Nana busy today?)
→ 나나: 미소 씨가 나나 씨는 오늘 바쁘냐고 물어봤어요. (바쁘다 + 냐고 묻다)
- When you look at this sentence, it ends with the adjective. The point of view is in the present, and it is an interrogative sentence.
- If you want to quote indirectly, you can add '-냐고 하다' after the adjective '바쁘다' which is the basic form of '바빠요.'
- And when you quote indirectly and write, remove quotation marks.
- Then you can say ‘미소 씨가 나나 씨는 오늘 바쁘냐고 물어봤어요.’
- Here ‘바쁘냐고 물어 봤어요' is a combination of the adjective 바쁘다 and '냐고 묻다'.
✎ 미소: “서울은 날씨가 좋아요?” (→ adjective, present, interrogative sentence)
(Miso: Is the weather nice in Seoul?)
→ 나나: 미소 씨가 서울은 날씨가 좋으냐고 물어봤어요.
- When you look at this sentence, it ends with the adjective; it is the present tense; it is an interrogative sentence.
- If you want to quote indirectly, you can add '-으냐고 하다' after the adjective '좋다' which is the basic form of '좋아요.'
- And when writing, delete the double quotation marks.
- Then, you can say - 미소 씨가 서울은 날씨가 좋으냐고 물어 봤어요.
- Here ‘좋으냐고 물어 봤어요' is a combination of the adjective 좋다 and '으냐고 묻다'.
4. Combination Information
- ‘(으)냐고 하다’ attaches after an adjective stem.
(1) Final consonant O:-으냐고 하다
- When an adjective stem has the final consonant, '-으냐고 하다' is used.
- 작다 + 으냐고 하다 → 작으냐고 하다
- When you look at the adjective '작다', remove '다.'
- Then there is the final consonant before '다'.
- Then '-으냐고 하다' is used after that.
- So you can say '작으냐고 하다.’
- 많다 + 으냐고 하다 → 많으냐고 하다
- Let's look at the adjective '많다'. Remove '다'.
- Then there is the final consonant before '다'.
- Then '-으냐고 하다' is used after that.
- So you can say ‘많으냐고 하다.'
※ When speaking: -냐고 하다
- When you talk, you can take ‘냐고 하다' without '으.'
- You will often hear the use of '-냐고 하다 ' in actual conversation'.
- 작다 + 냐고 하다 → 작냐고 하다
- You can say '작냐고 하다' instead '작으냐고 하다.'
- 많다 + 냐고 하다 → 많냐고 하다
- ‘많냐고 하다' instead '많으냐고 하다.'
(2) Final Consonant X: -냐고 하다
- When an adjective stem does not have the final consonant, '-냐고 하다' is used.
- 시다 + 냐고 하다 → 시냐고 하다
- When you look at the adjective 시다, remove '다.'
- Then there is no final consonant before '다.'
- Then '-냐고 하다' is used after that.
- So you can say ‘시냐고 하다.'
- 크다 + 냐고 하다 → 크냐고 하다
- Let's look at the adjective '크다'. Remove '다'.
- Then there is no final consonant before '다.'
- Then '-냐고 하다' is used after that.
- So you can say ‘크냐고 하다.'
5. Practice
✎ “신발이 작아요?” (Are shoes small?)
→ 신발이 작으냐고 물어봤어요. (작다 + 으냐고 묻다)
✎ “포도가 아주 시어요?” (Are the grapes sour?)
→ 포도가 아주 시냐고 했어요. (시다 + 냐고 하다)
✎ “이 옷이 예뻐요?” (Is this dress pretty?)
→ 이 옷이 예쁘냐고 물었어요. (예쁘다 + 냐고 묻다)
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