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-는가 · -(으)ㄴ가 · N인가(글말 의문) — asking in writing — titles and research questions (Lesson 4B-1 expression, now a grammar point)

Asking in writing — titles and research questions (Lesson 4B-1 expression, now a grammar point). Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 8: 보고서와 인용 (Reports and citations — writing in the formal -다 style, asking in writing with -는가, and declaring what the AI did).

What it means

Written Korean asks with -는가 · -(으)ㄴ가 · N인가: AI는 학습을 돕는가? Verbs and 있다/없다 take -는가, adjectives -(으)ㄴ가, nouns 인가; the past is -았/었는가. It is not a question that waits for an answer: in a title or at the start of a text it shows what the text will examine. It also goes inside a sentence: -는가를 살펴보다 · -는가에 대해. When you speak, use -나요? · -(으)ㄴ가요?

Forms

PatternWhenExample
V-는가동사 · 있다/없다돕다 → 돕는가
A-(으)ㄴ가 · N인가형용사 · 명사같다 → 같은가

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 4B, lesson 12.

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