ᆸ니까

Korean

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mnikka
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bni'kka
McCune–Reischauer^?	mnikka
Yale Romanization^?	pni.kka

—ᆸ니까 • (-mnikka)

Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.
안녕하십니까?
annyeonghasimnikka?
How are you? (formal, literally, "Are [you] well/peaceful?

—ᆸ니까 (-mnikka) is used after verbs and adjectives with no finals or ㄹ, which falls out. For example:

가— (ga-) + —ᆸ니까 (-mnikka) = 갑니까 (gamnikka, “Will you go?”)

알— (al-) + —ᆸ니까 (-mnikka) = 압니까 (amnikka, “Do you know?”)

—습니까 (-seumnikka) is used otherwise, that is, after verbs and adjectives with finals that are not ㄹ (l). For example:

먹— (meok-) + —습니까 (-seumnikka) = 먹습니까 (meokseumnikka, “Do you eat?”)