-나

Form

Attaches to

Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary

Meanings

1. 1

   (formal, moderately addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending referring to a question.

   (예사 낮춤으로) 물음을 나타내는 종결 어미.

2. 2

   (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when asking or assuming something.

   (두루낮춤으로) 물음이나 추측을 나타내는 종결 어미.

   ※ 주로 ‘-나 하다', '-나 싶다', '-나 보다’로 쓴다. 혼잣말로도 쓴다.

Examples

• 어제 내가 민준이한테 화를 냈는데 좀 심했나 봐.

  I got angry at Minjun yesterday, and I guess I was a bit too harsh.

• 그래서 오늘 민준이가 너한테 한마디도 안 하는구나?

  So that's why Minjun isn't saying a word to you today?

• 이제 이 일을 어떡하나?

  What should I do about this now?

• 어제 무슨 일이 있었나?

  Did something happen yesterday?

• 오늘 그 사람이 오나?

  Is that person coming today?

• 선생님, 그동안 안녕하셨습니까?

  Teacher, how have you been all this time?

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

• -으나but; howeverLv 3