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1. 뒤에 오는 말의 내용에 대한 막연한 이유나 판단을 나타내는 연결 어미.

1. -NJI: A connective ending used to indicate an ambiguous reason or judgment about the following statement.

🗣️ Usage Example:

어찌나 비싼지 차마 그 물건을 살 수 없었다.
It was so expensive that i couldn't afford to buy it.
동생이 계단에서 넘어져 다친 건 아닌지 걱정이 되더군요.
I was worried if my brother fell down the stairs and got hurt.
집에 가는 길에 불량 청소년인지 어떤 학생이 나에게 시비를 걸었어.
On the way home, a student picked a fight with me to see if i was a bad teenager.
♔ 결혼한 아들 집에 다녀오셨다면서요?
I heard you went to your married son's house.
♕ 응. 우리 아들이랑 며느리가 얼마나 부지런한지 집 안이 아주 깨끗하더라고.
Yeah. my son and daughter-in-law are so diligent that the house is very clean.

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2. (두루낮춤으로) 막연한 의문을 나타내는 종결 어미.

2. -NJI: (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate a vague doubt.

🗣️ Usage Example:

요즘 건강하신지?
How are you these days?
세월이 어찌나 빠른지!
How time flies!
조카가 아직 고등학생이 아닌지?
Is your nephew still not a high school student?
어디 불편한 곳 없고 편안하신지.
Is everything okay and comfortable.
♔ 혹시 민지의 담임 선생님이 아니신지.
Are you minji's homeroom teacher?
♕ 네, 맞습니다. 안녕하세요?
Yes, that's right. how are you?

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📚 Annotation: ‘이다’, 받침이 없거나 ‘ㄹ’ 받침인 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

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