-(으)ㄴ/는지 embeds a question inside a statement - "whether," "if," or with question words (who, what, where, etc.).
Indirect questions - 뭐 먹는지 몰라요 (I do not know what to eat)
Whether/if - 올지 안 올지 (whether coming or not)
Wondering - 왜 그런지... (why that is...)
Common with 알다, 모르다, 궁금하다, 묻다, 보다.
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Tense forms
- Present action: -는지 (가는지)
- Present descriptive: -(으)ㄴ지 (큰지)
- Past: -았/었는지 (갔는지)
- Future: -(으)ㄹ지 (갈지)
Noun + 인지
- 학생인지 (whether a student)
- 뭔지 = 뭐인지 (what it is)
Often paired with opposites
- 좋은지 나쁜지 (whether good or bad)
- 할지 말지 (whether to do or not)
Did you decide what to eat?
Please explain why you were late
I am thinking about whether to go or not
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