는지

neunji

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Also spelled nunji

whether / what / how, inside a sentence

Packs a question inside a larger sentence so another verb can act on it: 언제 쓰는지 공부하다 'study when you use it', 무슨 생각을 하는지 알아요 'I know what you're thinking'. The question word stays where it is and 는지 marks the end of the embedded question, usually feeding verbs like know, wonder, check, or study. It also appears in 얼마나 ~는지 몰라, an exclamation meaning 'you wouldn't believe how much...'.

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