-(으)오이까/사오이까
(eu)oikka/saoikka
Grammar · 1 sense
Humble question
Examples
이 마을에 그런 사람이 있겠사오이까?
Surely there is no such person in this village?
선생께서는 진정 정당하게 이겼소이까?
Did you truly win fairly?
그것이 그리 중요하오이까?
Is that really so important?
When you'd hear it
This is an archaic, highly deferential interrogative ending found mainly in historical dramas, period fiction, or deliberately old-fashioned speech. It is not normal in contemporary workplace or casual conversation.
What learners get wrong
Although it can translate like a very formal question with -(으)ㅂ니까, this ending sounds historical and deferential. Use -(으)ㅂ니까 for standard modern formal questions instead.
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