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==Description==
 
==Description==
'''Grammar pattern''' : Description
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'''A/V + 니''' : This pattern is used to ask questions.
  
 
===Notes===
 
===Notes===
*1. = A/V + (으)니까 / A/V + (으)니까 is used more often in spoken form.
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*This form is considered somewhat feminine and used more by females than men.
*2. another function of this ending is to simply denote a connection between a fact presented in the preceding clause and the contents of fallowing clause.
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==Conjugation Rule==
 
==Conjugation Rule==
 
{{Conjugation table
 
{{Conjugation table
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==Sentence Examples==
 
==Sentence Examples==
 
{{Example table
 
{{Example table
|Korex1 =담배를 피우니 기분이 좋아졌어요.<br>(=담배를 피우니까 기분이 좋아졌어요.)
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|Korex1 =밥을 먹었니?
|Engex1 =I feel better because of smoking.
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|Engex1 =Did you eat?
|Comment1 =Polite informal form
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|Comment1 =
|Korex2 =버스는 복잡하니 택시를 타자.<br>(=버스는 복잡하니까 택시를 타자.)
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|Korex2 =
|Engex2 =Let's take a cab because bus is crowded.
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|Engex2 =
|Comment2 =Low form
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|Comment2 =
|Korex3 =시간이 없으니 빨리 먹자.<br>(=시간이 없으니까 빨리 먹자.)
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|Korex3 =
|Engex3 =Let's eat quickly becase we don't have enough time.
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|Engex3 =
|Comment3 =Low form
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|Comment3 =
|Korex4 =오늘은 날씨가 추우니 따뜻한 옷을 입으세요.<br>(=오늘은 날씨가 추우니까 따뜻한 옷을 입으세요.)
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|Korex4 =
|Engex4 =It's cold today, so put on warm clothes.
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|Engex4 =
|Comment4 =Polite informal form
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|Comment4 =
|Korex5 =내가 잘못 했으니 내가 사과할게.<br>(=내가 잘못했으니까 내가 사과할게.)
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|Korex5 =
|Engex5 =It's my mistake, so I'll apologize.
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|Engex5 =
|Comment5 =Low form
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|Comment5 =
|Korex6 =철수가 아직도 안 들어오니 웬일일까요?
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|Korex6 =
|Engex6 =Chul Su is not home yet. What do you suppose is hte matter.?
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|Engex6 =
|Comment6 =Polite informal form
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|Comment6 =
|Korex7 =돈이 다 떨어졌으니 어떻게 하지?
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|Korex7 =
|Engex7 =I'm all out of money, so how will I live on?
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|Engex7 =
|Comment7 =Low form
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|Comment7 =
|Korex8 =차가 이렇게 밀리니 어떻게 하지요?
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|Korex8 =
|Engex8 = We are caught in a traffic jam. What should we do?
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|Engex8 =
|Comment8 =Polite informal form
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|Comment8 =
|Korex9 =벌써 10시인데 아직도 안 일어나니 웬일일까?
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|Korex9 =
|Engex9 =It's alreay 10 o'clock and he still hasn't gotten up. What do you suppose in the matter?
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|Engex9 =
|Comment9 =Low form
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|Comment9 =
 
|Korex10 =  
 
|Korex10 =  
 
|Engex10 =
 
|Engex10 =

Revision as of 02:02, 23 June 2009

Description

A/V + 니 : This pattern is used to ask questions.

Notes

  • This form is considered somewhat feminine and used more by females than men.

Conjugation Rule

Conjugation Rule
Pattern Case Example
Rule 1: If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침
Rule 2: If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem


Sentence Examples

Korean English Notes
밥을 먹었니? Did you eat?


Pronunciation

  • Special pronunciation rule?

See Also

  • Related topic or grammar