🌟 -는지

Ending of a Word

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

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

🗣️ Usage Example:

동생이 내 신발을 신고 나갔는지 신발이 안 보였다.
I couldn't see if my brother went out wearing my shoes.
다들 나가셨는지 집에 아무도 없었다.
Everyone was out, no one was home.
외할머니께서 안 계시는지 초인종을 눌러도 대답이 없었다.
There was no answer when i rang the doorbell to see if my grandmother was not there.
♔ 승규 씨는 출근하셨어요?
Seung-gyu, are you at work?
♕ 제가 자리에 있는지 확인해 볼게요.
I'll make sure i'm in my seat.

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2. (두루낮춤으로) 막연한 의문을 나타내는 종결 어미.

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

🗣️ Usage Example:

승규가 시험은 잘 쳤는지.
Did seunggyu do well on the test?
집안 어른들은 다 잘 계시는지?
How are all the adults in the family?
갑자기 직장을 그만둔 말 못할 이유가 있는지.
Is there any reason why you can't say you quit your job all of a sudden?
지수가 갑자기 그런 말을 해서 얼마나 당황스러웠는지!
How embarrassing it was to hear jisoo say that all of a sudden!
♔ 오늘 열한 시에 상담을 예약하고 오신 분이 맞는지?
Are you sure you're the one who booked a consultation at 11 o'clock today?
♕ 네, 맞습니다.
Yes, that's right.

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📚 Annotation: ‘있다’, ‘없다’, ‘계시다’나 ‘있다’, ‘없다’로 끝나는 형용사, 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

🌷 ㄴㅈ: Initial sound -는지

ㄴㅈ ( 낮잠 ) : 낮에 자는 잠. ☆☆☆ Noun
🌏 NAP; NAPPING: A sleep in the daytime.
ㄴㅈ ( 나중 ) : 일정한 시간이 지난 뒤. ☆☆☆ Noun
🌏 NEXT TIME; LATER: The moment after a certain time passes.
ㄴㅈ ( 남자 ) : 남성으로 태어난 사람. ☆☆☆ Noun
🌏 MAN; MALE: A person who was born as a male.
ㄴㅈ ( 늦잠 ) : 아침에 늦게까지 자는 잠. ☆☆ Noun
🌏 OVERSLEEPING; LATE RISING: Sleeping late into the morning.
ㄴㅈ ( 논쟁 ) : 생각이 다른 사람들이 자신의 생각이 옳다고 말이나 글로 다툼. ☆☆ Noun
🌏 DEBATE; ARGUMENT: People with different thoughts arguing by saying or writing to claim that their own idea is right.
ㄴㅈ ( 내적 ) : 겉으로 보이지 않는 내부적인 것. ☆ Noun
🌏 BEING INTERNAL: A quality of being related to the inside of something, which does not appear on its outside.
ㄴㅈ ( 내적 ) : 겉으로 보이지 않는 내부적인. ☆ Determiner
🌏 INTERNAL: Being related to the inside of something, which does not appear on its outside.
ㄴㅈ ( 내지 ) : ‘대략 얼마에서 얼마까지’의 뜻을 나타내는 말. ☆ Adverb
🌏 TO: The word used to indicate the range "from something to something".
ㄴㅈ ( 냉정 ) : 생각이나 행동이 감정에 좌우되지 않고 침착함. ☆ Noun
🌏 COOLNESS: A composed attitude in which thoughts or behavior are not swayed by feelings.
ㄴㅈ ( 눈짓 ) : 눈을 움직여 상대에게 무엇을 알리거나 지시하는 것. ☆ Noun
🌏 EYE GESTURE: An act of moving the eyes to tell someone about something or order someone to do something.
ㄴㅈ ( 농장 ) : 땅, 기구, 가축 등 농사에 필요한 것들을 갖추고 농업을 경영하는 곳. ☆ Noun
🌏 FARM: A piece of land where agriculture is conducted involving livestock and machines which are necessary for farming.
ㄴㅈ ( 낙제 ) : 진학이나 진급을 하지 못함. ☆ Noun
🌏 FAILING; FLUNK: A state of failing to go to a higher school, class, or level.
ㄴㅈ ( 남짓 ) : 크기, 수, 부피 등이 어느 한도보다 조금 더 되는 정도. ☆ Bound Noun
🌏 NAMJIT: A bound noun used to indicate that something is slightly over a certain limit in terms of size, quantity, volume, etc.
ㄴㅈ ( 냉전 ) : 나라 사이에 직접 무력을 써서 싸우지는 않지만 경제, 외교 등에서 서로 적으로 여기며 대립하는 상태. ☆ Noun
🌏 COLD WAR: A state in which two or more countries are in conflict, viewing each other as enemies in economy, diplomacy, etc., although not fighting by using military force.
ㄴㅈ ( 녹지 ) : 자연적으로 풀이나 나무가 많거나 계획적으로 풀이나 나무를 많이 심은 곳. ☆ Noun
🌏 GREEN TRACT OF LAND: A place where grass and trees have grown naturally or have been planted according to a plan.
ㄴㅈ ( 누전 ) : 전기가 전깃줄 밖으로 새어 흐름. ☆ Noun
🌏 ELECTRIC LEAKAGE; SHORT CIRCUIT: The state of electricity leaking out of an electric cable.
ㄴㅈ ( 논증 ) : 어떤 주장이나 이론의 옳고 그름을 논리적인 이유를 들어 증명함. 또는 그 근거나 이유. ☆ Noun
🌏 PROOF; DEMONSTRATION: The act of proving the right or wrong of an argument or theory through logical reasoning, or such a base or reason.
ㄴㅈ ( 내장 ) : 척추동물의 가슴이나 배 속에 있는 여러 가지 기관. ☆ Noun
🌏 INTERNAL ORGANS: The organs inside the chest or stomach of a vertebrate.

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