-(으)ㄴ가요?/-나요?

-(으)ㄴ가요?/-나요? make a soft, gentle polite question.

문장 끝·말투Endings & speech style

Han: 춥다 is an adjective, so the standard form is -(으)ㄴ가요 (추운가요). (춥나요 is heard in speech but avoid it on the exam.)

Examples

이 버스는 시청에 가나요?Does this bus go to City Hall?

혹시 내일 시간이 괜찮은가요?Would tomorrow be all right for you, by any chance?

저분이 새로 오신 선생님인가요?Is that the new teacher?

-(으)ㄴ가요?/-나요?vs-아/어요?-아/어요? is the neutral everyday question; -나요?/-(으)ㄴ가요? sound more gentle and careful: 가요? vs 가나요?

A+(으)ㄴ가요?

V, 있다/없다+나요?

N+인가요?

바쁘다 → 바쁜가요?, 가다 → 가나요?, 학생 → 학생인가요?

Wrong: ~~날씨가 춥나요?~~

Right: 날씨가 추운가요?

춥다 is an adjective, so the standard form is -(으)ㄴ가요 (추운가요). (춥나요 is heard in speech but avoid it on the exam.)

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