●○Daily Korean Grammar #3 -입니까?●○ Today's post is relatively short because it covers a fairly easy concept. Today, we are going to learn about the question form of -입니다, which is a polite, formal form of the predicative particle -이다.  ■ the predicate noun-입니까? = "to be ~ (the preceding predicate noun)?" Last time, I talked about how -입니다 is used as a sentence-closing ending in "S+V+C(noun)" sentences: "You are a doctor," "She is a teacher," "Mom is a chef," and so on. Now, since -입니까 is the question form of -입니다, all you need to do is replace -입니다 with -입니까 to make interrogative sentences like: “Are you a doctor?” “Is she a teacher?” and “Is mom a chef?” 당신은 의사입니-다 (You are a doctor.) 당신은 의사입니#까? (Are you a doctor?) 그녀는 선생님입니-다. (She is a teacher.) 그녀는 선생님입니#까? (Is she a teacher?) 엄마는 요리사입니-다. (Mom is a chef.) 엄마는 요리사입니#까? (Is mom a chef?) Literally, the only changes I made in the above sentences were turning 다 into 까 and adding the question marks at the end. Pretty simple, right? Now, since you know how to make declarative and interrogative forms of “S+V+C(noun)” sentences, you can practice making some Korean sentences on your own! Try to say the following sentences in Korean, using -은/는, -입니다, -입니까. X: Are you Korean (a Korean person)? Y: No (아니요), I’m American. X: Are you a scientist (과학자)? Y: Yes (네), I’m a scientist. X: Is she a singer (가수)? Y: No, she’s a doctor (의사). ■Summary  입니까 is the question form of 입니다, which is the polite, formal form of the predicate particle 이다. *The question form of -이에요/예요 (the polite, informal form of -이다) is still -이에요/예요. Just add the question mark at the end. 당신은 의사예요. (You are a doctor) 당신은 의사예요? (Are you a doctor?) ** Technically, we don’t really use most of the honorific personal pronouns (she; 그녀 you; 당신 he; 그, etc.) in everyday conversation. They sound too “literary.”