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-느냐
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Korean
Alternative forms
ko -으냐 see Usage notes
Etymology
From ko okm - -ᄂᆞ- -no- present-tense suffix + -으〮녀〮/ᄋᆞ〮녀〮 -únyé/ónyé interrogative suffix. See ko -냐 for more.
Pronunciation
Suffix
suffix
ko dated or literary ko -냐
ko 어디-를 가느냐, 토끼-야? Whither are you headed, hare?
ko 잠깐 쉬어-감-이 어떻겠느냐? What do you think about taking some rest?
Usage notes
ko -느냐 causes stem-final ko ㄹ to drop out.
ko -느냐 is used for all verbs, for the existential adjectives ko 있다, ko 없다, and ko 계시다, and for adjectives with tense marking with ko -었- and ko -겠-.
ko -으냐 is used for adjectives without tense marking.