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A-(으)ㄴ가요?

No. 013 · 2026.10.27 Tue · TOPIK 1-2

문형 해설

PATTERNS

TOPIK 1-2

A-(으)ㄴ가요?

Is it…? — a softened way of asking

A question about a state or a quality, gentler than -아요/어요? and leaving the other person room to answer. English has no single ending that does this, so the softening has to come from the phrasing: not “Is it expensive?” but “Would it be on the expensive side?” You are testing the water rather than demanding an answer. Common when checking conditions with someone you do not know well.

이 가격은 너무 비싼가요?

Is this price too high?

도서관은 여기서 먼가요?

Is the library far from here?

부모님은 요즘도 건강하신가요?

Are your parents keeping well these days?

※Verbs never take this form — they use -나요?: 가다 → 가나요? (✗ 간가요?). 있다 and 없다 pattern with verbs: 있나요?, 없나요?

접속 conjugation

Adjective stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ take -ㄴ가요?
- 비싸다비싼가요? / 길다 → 긴가요?
Stems ending in a consonant take -은가요?
- 좋다좋은가요? / 많다 → 많은가요?
이다 and 아니다 become -인가요? and 아닌가요?; for honorifics insert -(으)시-
- 바쁘시다바쁘신가요?

여행 회화

TRAVEL

게스트하우스 체크인　Checking In at a Guesthouse——Jia, on a trip to Jeju Island, arrives at a guesthouse and asks the owner, Minseok, about her room and the facilities.（지아＝Jia (traveler) ／ 민석＝Minseok (guesthouse owner)）

지아안녕하세요. 오늘 예약한 김지아예요.

Hello. I'm Kim Jia. I have a reservation for today.

민석어서 오세요. 방은 이층이에요.

Welcome. Your room is on the second floor.

지아혹시 방이 좁은가요? 짐이 많아서요.

Is the room small, by any chance? I have a lot of luggage.

민석아니요, 넓어요. 창문도 커요.

No, it's spacious. The windows are big, too.

지아화장실은 방 안에 있어요?

Is the bathroom in the room?

민석네. 부엌하고 거실은 일층에 있어요.

Yes. The kitchen and living room are on the first floor.

지아부엌은 밤에 써도 괜찮은가요?

Is it all right to use the kitchen at night?

민석네, 그럼요. 문만 꼭 닫아 주세요.

Yes, of course. Just make sure to close the door.

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