V-냐고 하다[묻다]
to ask whether … (reporting a question)
Reports a question somebody asked. Use this form when the original was a question, followed by 하다 or 묻다. What you are relaying is what they asked, not what they said.
접속 conjugation
- Verb or adjective stem ＋ -냐고: 가다 → 가냐고, 바쁘다 → 바쁘냐고
- Past ＋ -았/었냐고: 했냐고 물었어요
- Noun ＋ -(이)냐고: 학생이냐고 물었어요
- -는지 묻다 is also common with verbs, but -냐고 stays closer to the wording of the original question.
예문
EXAMPLES
거래처에서 납기를 맞출 수 있냐고 물어봤어요.
The client asked whether we could make the deadline.from 2026.09.25 Fri the examples
빠르네요. 그런데 내부에서 마감을 언제까지 맞출 수 있냐고 물어봐서요.
That was quick. By the way, our people asked how soon the deadline could be met.from 2026.09.25 Fri the business dialogue
옆자리 사람이 이 자리 비었냐고 물었어요.
The person next to me asked whether this seat was free.from 2026.09.26 Sat the examples
직원이 짐을 맡기시겠냐고 해서 맡기고 나왔어요.
The attendant asked whether I wanted to leave my bags, so I did before heading out.from 2026.09.26 Sat the examples
그렇군요. 아까 옆에 계신 분도 환불이 되냐고 물어보시던데, 가능한가요?
I see. The person beside me was asking whether refunds were possible — can you?from 2026.09.26 Sat from.旅遊對話
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