누구
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Depending on the intonation, 누구 can mean either 'who' or 'somebody'. If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'Who ... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'somebody.' See the examples below
Sentence | Intonation | Audio | Meaning |
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누구 왔어요? | Up and then down | (insert audio) | Who came? |
누구 왔어요? | Gradually rising | (insert audio) | Did somebody come? |
Contents
누가
누가 is 누구 plus the subject marker 가.
Sentence examples
As an interrogative pronoun:
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As an indefinite pronoun
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Common phases
Common phrases using 누구
See also
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