Korean

Suffix

습니까 • ‎(seumnikka)

1. (interrogative suffix for sentence-final verbs in the 하십시오체 (hasipsioche, “formal polite”) speech level)

   서울은 오늘 춥습니까?

   Seoul-eun oneul chupseumnikka?"

   Is Seoul cold today?

Usage notes

ㅂ니까 (mnikka) is used after verbs and adjectives with no finals or ㄹ, which falls out. E.g. 가다 + ㅂ니까 = 갑니까 Will you go?, 알다 + ㅂ니까 = 압니까 "Do you know?"

습니까(seumnikka) is used otherwise, that is, after verbs and adjectives with finals that are not ㄹ. E.g. 먹다 + 습니까 = 먹습니까 "Do you eat?"

Related terms

• ㅂ니까 ‎(ㅂnikka)
• ㅂ니다 ‎(ㅂnida)/습니다
• ㅂ시다 ‎(ㅂsida)