Difference between revisions of "Question words"

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*왜 - why
 
*왜 - why
 
*어디 - where
 
*어디 - where
**어딘가 - somewhere
 
 
*무엇이 - What (with the subject marker)
 
*무엇이 - What (with the subject marker)
 
*무엇을 - What (with the object marker)
 
*무엇을 - What (with the object marker)
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*어느 - Which
 
*어느 - Which
 
*언제 - When
 
*언제 - When
**언젠가 - sometime
 
 
*어떻게 - how (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how')
 
*어떻게 - how (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how')
 
*누가/누구 - who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object)
 
*누가/누구 - who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object)
**누군가 - someone
 
 
*어떤 - What kind of
 
*어떤 - What kind of
 
*무슨 - What (kind of)
 
*무슨 - What (kind of)

Revision as of 03:02, 25 March 2009


  • 왜 - why
  • 어디 - where
  • 무엇이 - What (with the subject marker)
  • 무엇을 - What (with the object marker)
  • 뭐/뭣 - What (contraction of 무엇)
  • 뭘 - Contraction of 무엇을
  • 어느 - Which
  • 언제 - When
  • 어떻게 - how (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how')
  • 누가/누구 - who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object)
  • 어떤 - What kind of
  • 무슨 - What (kind of)