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Forming questions

TO form questions in high form (존대말), simply add the ending -습니까? if the verb stem ends in a vowel or 읍니까? if it ends in a consonant.

• Example: 님은 어디로 가고 있습니까? (Where are you going?)

When forming questions in middle and low form, the questions are implied by a rising final tone, much like in English. The ending for middle form is a -요? For low form, just leave off any ending and use just the raw verb stem.

• Example(middle): 님은 언제 미국에 왔어요? (When did you come to America?)

• Example(low): 넌 어디 갔다왔어? (Where have you been?)

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Interogative pronouns

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무엇

The interrogative pronoun 무엇 means "what". In speech, it is often contracted to뭐:

• 이게 뭐예요?
• : What is this?
• 뭐라고 했어요?
• : What did you say?
• 뭐하니?
• : What are you doing?

The pronoun 누구 means "who". It contracts before 가 to make 누가.

The pronoun 어디 means "where".

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  Nancy4366 6 month(s) ago

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  Question Formation
  Highest form
          VS ends in a vowel +습니까?
  VS ends in a consonant + 읍니까?
  Example: 님은 어디로 가고 있습니까? (Where are you going?)
  
  Middle form   -  + 요?   Use a rising voice.
  Low form, just leave off any ending (low future use 가야, low 3rd 이다 – 이야)
  Example(high):     님은 언제 미국에 왔습니까? (When did you come to America?)
  Example(middle): 님은 언제 미국에 왔어요? (When did you come to America?)
    Example(low):    님은 언제 미국에 왔어? (When did you come to America?)
  
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  sarangsymbols 6 month(s) ago

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  could there be more sentence examples please? and then break down all the parts of the sentences? that would be excellent. but so far, everything is very helpful. ^^
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  yasmine 6 month(s) ago

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  I wanna learn more