-느냐

Korean

Alternative forms

• 으냐 (-eunya) — see Usage notes

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense suffix) + 으〮녀〮/ᄋᆞ〮녀〮 (Yale: -únyé/ónyé, interrogative suffix). See 냐 (-nya) for more.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɯɲa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [느냐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neunya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neunya
McCune–Reischauer?	nŭnya
Yale Romanization?	nunya

Suffix

느냐 • (-neunya)

1. (dated or literary) Synonym of 냐 (-nya)

   어디를 가느냐, 토끼야? ― eodi-reul ganeunya, tokki-ya? ― Whither are you headed, hare?

   잠깐 쉬어감이 어떻겠느냐? ― jamkkan swieo-gam-i eotteokenneunya? ― What do you think about taking some rest?

Usage notes

• 느냐 (-neunya) causes stem-final ㄹ (l) to drop out.
• 느냐 (-neunya) is used for all verbs, for the existential adjectives 있다 (itda), 없다 (eopda), and 계시다 (gyesida), and for adjectives with tense marking with 었 (-eot-) and 겠 (-get-).
• 으냐 (-eunya) is used for adjectives without tense marking.