-냐고 하다/묻다
(someone) asks whether/what
Level 3 · Quotation
Explanation
Reports a question. Today -냐고 attaches to verbs and adjectives (ㄹ drops: 머냐고), nouns (이)냐고; older style uses verb + 느냐고, adjective + (으)냐고. Often with 묻다, 물어보다.
Examples
선생님이 숙제를 했냐고 물어보셨어요.
The teacher asked if I had done my homework.
엄마가 언제 집에 오냐고 했어요.
Mom asked when I'm coming home.
친구가 이 가방이 얼마냐고 물었어요.
My friend asked how much this bag was.
TOPIK note
TOPIK II Listening 13–20; Reading 32–34.