습니까

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰɯmnik͈a̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[슴니까]
Revised Romanization? seumnikka
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seubnikka
McCune–Reischauer? sŭmnikka
Yale Romanization? supnikka

Suffix

—습니까 • (-seumnikka)

  1. Interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level.
    서울은 오늘 춥습니까?
    Seoureun oneul chupseumnikka?
    Is Seoul cold today?

Usage notes

—ᆸ니까 (-mnikka) is used after verbs and adjectives with no finals or ㄹ, which falls out. For example:

가— (ga-) + —ᆸ니까 (-mnikka) = 갑니까 (gamnikka, “Will you go?”)
알— (al-) + —ᆸ니까 (-mnikka) = 압니까 (amnikka, “Do you know?”)

—습니까 (-seumnikka) is used otherwise, that is, after verbs and adjectives with finals that are not ㄹ (l). For example:

먹— (meok-) + —습니까 (-seumnikka) = 먹습니까 (meokseumnikka, “Do you eat?”)
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