-나이까
naikka
Grammar · 1 sense
Question
Examples
어찌 감히 어명을 거역하겠나이까?
How could I possibly dare to disobey the royal command?
주인님, 부르셨나이까?
Master, did you call me?
제가 어찌 그런 말을 하겠사옵나이까?
How could I possibly say such a thing?
When you'd hear it
This is an archaic, highly deferential ending associated with royal or historical speech. Learners mainly encounter it in historical dramas, period fiction, and stylized performances rather than ordinary modern conversation.
What learners get wrong
Unlike modern formal -습니까, -나이까 sounds old-fashioned and theatrical, even when the speaker is being respectful. It is usually recognizable from period settings or deliberately archaic speech.
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