-인가

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?in'ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inga
McCune–Reischauer?in'ga
Yale Romanization?inka

Suffix

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인가 (-in'ga)

  1. a final ending indicating a question or a guess, attached to a noun
    그 사람이 선생님인가?Geu saram-i seonsaengnim-in'ga?Is that person a teacher?
    이것이 김치인가요?Igeos-i gimchi-in'ga-yo?Is this kimchi?
    그럼, 자네는 그 사람하고 싸우겠다는 말인가?Geureom, jane-neun geu saram-hago ssau-get-daneun mar-in'ga?So, are you telling me you'd fight with him?
  2. combined with 보다 (boda): it seems, it appears, it looks like
    Synonym: 보다 (-na boda)
    누가 는가 보다.Nuga wan-neun'ga boda.I think someone's here.