-냐고 하다
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Grammar · 1 sense
asked whether - reporting a question
Examples
친구가 저녁에 시간이 있냐고 물어봤어요.
My friend asked whether I was free this evening.
왜 안 왔냐고 하더라고요.
They asked why I hadn't come.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is common in everyday conversation when reporting what someone asked, and it also appears in news, writing, and workplace accounts. It usually occurs with verbs such as 물어보다, 묻다, or 그러다 rather than as a standalone question.
What learners get wrong
For a reported question: 언제 오냐고 물어봤어요. Modern usage attaches -냐고 to any stem, so 좋으냐고 and 좋냐고 are both heard, the shorter one more often. Usually paired with 물어보다 rather than 말하다.
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