A-(으)ㄴ가요?, V-나요?

Soft question

Explanation

-(으)ㄴ가요? and -나요? are used to politely and gently ask somebody a question and correspond to 'Is/Were there...?', 'Is/Was it...?', 'Are/Were you...?' or 'Do/Did you...?' in English.

For adjectives, when the stem ends in a vowel, -ㄴ가요? is used, and when it ends in a consonant, -은가요? is used.

For verbs, -나요? is added to the stem.

Details

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It can be use to ask a question in a polite and gentle way.

Details
Tense Form
Present (descriptive verb) -(으)ㄴ가(요)
Present (action verb) -나(요)
Past (all) -(았/었)나(요)
Future (all) -(으)ㄹ 건가(요)

Usage

  • When pondering with 나(요), it takes a more literary or poetic tone. Often for internal monologue or narration.