Difference between revisions of "Question words"
From Korean Wiki Project
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
<!--We should post simple examples, but in which format?--> | <!--We should post simple examples, but in which format?--> | ||
| − | *왜 - | + | *왜 - Why |
| − | *어디 - | + | *어디 - Where |
*무엇이 - What (with the subject marker) | *무엇이 - What (with the subject marker) | ||
*무엇을 - What (with the object marker) | *무엇을 - What (with the object marker) | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
*어느 - Which | *어느 - Which | ||
*언제 - When | *언제 - When | ||
| − | *어떻게 - | + | *어떻게 - How (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how') |
| − | *누가/누구 - | + | *누가/누구 - Who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object) |
*어떤 - What kind of | *어떤 - What kind of | ||
*무슨 - What (kind of) | *무슨 - What (kind of) | ||
<!--Difference between 어떤 and 무슨--> | <!--Difference between 어떤 and 무슨--> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Both 어떤 and 무슨 are translated into English as 'what kind of ~). The difference is that the former is considered from a subjective point of view e.g. 그분이 어떤 여자예요? 아름다운 여쟈예요. The latter on the other hand is objective. 무슨 꽃을 사고 싶어요? 붉은 꽃 사고 싶어요. | ||
[[Category:Vocabulary]] | [[Category:Vocabulary]] | ||
Revision as of 02:58, 30 April 2009
- 왜 - Why
- 어디 - Where
- 무엇이 - What (with the subject marker)
- 무엇을 - What (with the object marker)
- 뭐/뭣 - What (contraction of 무엇)
- 뭘 - Contraction of 무엇을
- 어느 - Which
- 언제 - When
- 어떻게 - How (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how')
- 누가/누구 - Who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object)
- 어떤 - What kind of
- 무슨 - What (kind of)
Both 어떤 and 무슨 are translated into English as 'what kind of ~). The difference is that the former is considered from a subjective point of view e.g. 그분이 어떤 여자예요? 아름다운 여쟈예요. The latter on the other hand is objective. 무슨 꽃을 사고 싶어요? 붉은 꽃 사고 싶어요.
