-는지
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɯɲd͡ʑi]
- Phonetic hangul: [는지]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | neunji |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neunji |
McCune–Reischauer? | nŭnji |
Yale Romanization? | nun.ci |
Suffix
는지 • (-neunji)
- Template:non gloss whether, if; who, what, where, how ...
- vague question
- because perhaps
Usage notes
The suffix -는지 (-neunji) is directly attached to the stem of a verb, or existential adjectives 있다 (itda, “to exist”), 없다 (eopda, “not to exist”), or 계시다 (gyesida, “to exist (honorific)”), or adjectives with past or future tense. If the stem ends in the consonant ㄹ (l, “l”), it drops out.
For other adjectives and 이다 (ida, “to be”) to denote present tense, -ㄴ지 (-nji) is used instead.
Not to be confused with -는 지 (-neun ji), meaning the time since the event which -는 (-neun) indicates happened. See 지 (ji).