-(으)ㄴ지/는지/(으)ㄹ지

Meaning

1. 1

   A connective ending used to indicate an ambiguous reason or judgment about the following statement.

   뒤에 오는 말의 내용에 대한 막연한 이유나 판단을 나타내는 연결 어미.

2. 2

   (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate a vague doubt.

   (두루낮춤으로) 막연한 의문을 나타내는 종결 어미.

Example sentences

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• 동생이 내 신발을 신고 나갔는지 신발이 안 보였다.

  I couldn't see my shoes; my younger sibling must have gone out wearing them.

• 다들 나가셨는지 집에 아무도 없었다.

  Everyone must have gone out, because nobody was home.

• 외할머니께서 안 계시는지 초인종을 눌러도 대답이 없었다.

  Grandma must not have been home, because there was no answer when I rang the bell.

• 승규 씨는 출근하셨어요?

  Has Seunggyu come in to work?

  제가 자리에 있는지 확인해 볼게요.

  Let me check whether he's at his desk.

• 승규가 시험은 잘 쳤는지.

  I wonder if Seunggyu did well on his exam.

• 집안 어른들은 다 잘 계시는지?

  Are all the elders in your family doing well?