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~느냐는: Describing Upcoming Nouns
Vocabulary
Nouns:
굴 = oyster
Common Usages:
굴밥 = oyster rice
Examples:
저는 굴을 별로 안 좋아해요
= I don’t really like oysters
진주가 있는 굴을 찾고 있어요
= I’m looking for an oyster with a pearl in it
쇠 = iron
Common Usages:
열쇠 = key
쇠사슬 = chain
자물쇠 = lock
Examples:
이 문은 쇠로 만들어졌어요
= This door is made of iron
쇠가 시간이 지나 부식되었어요
= The iron corroded over time
쇠가 부식되느냐는 문제는 산업에서 매우 중요해요
= The issue of whether iron corrodes is very important in the industry
층간 = between floors
Common Usages:
층간 소음 = noise between floors in apartments
Examples:
층간 소음 때문에 골치가 아파요
= The noise between apartments is such a pain in the ass
층간 소음 때문에 쿵쿵 소리를 안 내려는 사람이 많아요
= There are a lot of people who are trying not to hear banging because of neighbors above them in apartments
여정 = itinerary
Examples:
이번 여행의 여정은 아주 길어요
= This trip’s itinerary is very long
멀고 험난한 여정을 거치고 왔지만, 그가 이뤄낸 것은 참 대단해요
= It had gone through a long and arduous journey, but what he had achieved was truly remarkable
괴물 = monster
Examples:
어릴 때 괴물을 무서워했어요
= I was scared of monsters when I was little
괴물이 정말 존재하느냐는 의문이 아직도 풀리지 않았어요
= The question of whether the monster truly exists has not yet been answered
진주 = pearl
Common Usages:
진주목걸이 = pearl necklace
진주귀걸이 = pearl earring
Examples:
진주는 바다에서 나와요
= Pearls come from the sea
진주가 있는 굴을 찾고 있어요
= I’m looking for an oyster with a pearl in it
거부 = refusal
Examples:
사장님은 제안을 거부했어요
= The boss refused the offer
그의 거부가 정당하냐는 논의가 이어졌어요
= The debate over whether his refusal was justified continued
악마 = the devil
Examples:
걔가 악마처럼 행동했어요
= The boy acted like a devil
악마가 정말 존재하느냐는 이야기가 사람들 사이에서 퍼졌어요
= The story of whether the devil truly exists spread among people
국수 = noodles
Common Usages:
칼국수 = a type of flat noodle
비빔국수 = spicy noodles with mixed vegetables
Examples:
엄마가 따뜻한 국수를 만들어 주셨어요
= Mom made warm noodles
국수가 제대로 익었느냐는 평가가 요리 대회에서 중요한 기준이었어요
= The evaluation of whether the noodles were properly cooked was an important standard in the cooking contest
관습 = custom
Common Usages:
악습 = bad habit
관습에 따르다 = to follow a custom
Examples:
그 지역에는 독특한 관습이 있어요
= That region has unique customs
이 관습이 언제부터 시작되었느냐는 논쟁이 많아요
= There is a lot of debate about when this custom started
논란 = controversy, argument
Common Usages:
논란의 여지 = room for controversy
논란을 일으키다 = to cause controversy
Examples:
그 발언은 큰 논란을 일으켰어요
= That remark caused a big controversy
논란에는 항상 제삼자가 개입된다
= A third party is always involved in the controversy
그가 진심으로 사과하느냐는 논란의 중심에 있었어요
= The controversy centered on whether he sincerely apologized
주요 = main, primary
Common Usages:
주요 안건 = main agenda item
Examples:
주가는 주식 시장의 주요 지표 중 하나입니다
= Stock price is one of the key indicators of the stock market
이 프로젝트가 성공하느냐는 회의의 주요 주제였어요
= The main topic of the meeting was whether this project would succeed
주요 산업에서 관련 일을 하는 사람이 기타산업에서 일하는 사람보다 훨씬 많아요
= There are more people who work in major industries than in other industries
Verbs:
부식되다 = to corrode
Examples:
쇠가 시간이 지나 부식되었어요
= The iron corroded over time
쇠가 부식되느냐는 문제는 산업에서 매우 중요해요
= The issue of whether iron corrodes is very important in the industry
실행하다 = to be carried out, for a plan to be executed
Common Usages:
계획을 실행하다 = to carry out a plan
Examples:
오랫동안 준비한 계획을 드디어 실행했어요
= We finally carried out the plan we planned so long
계획이 실행이 되느냐 안 되느냐는 결정을 기다려야 돼요
= We need to wait on the decision of if the plans would be carried out or not
복귀하다 = to return, to come back
Common Usages:
복귀작 = comeback work (for example, an actor coming back from a long absence)
신속히 복귀하다 = to return quickly
Examples:
그 배우는 5년 만에 복귀했어요
= The actor returned after five years
그가 회사에 복귀하느냐는 논의가 계속되고 있어요
= The discussion of whether he will return to the company is ongoing
제기하다 = to raise a question
Common Usages:
문제를 제기하다 = to raise a question
이의를 제기하다 = to raise an objection
Examples:
피해자는 가해자를 상대로 소송을 제기했어요
= The victim sued the perpetrator
저는 그 문제를 회의 때 다시 제기할 거예요
= I will bring up that problem again at the meeting
우리가 이번 프로젝트를 제시간에 끝낼 수 있느냐는 질문이 제기되었어요
= The question of whether we can finish this project has been raised
논의하다 = to discuss
Examples:
그 논의는 괜한 시간 낭비였어요
= The discussion turned out to be a fruitless waste of time
그의 거부가 정당하냐는 논의가 이어졌어요
= The debate over whether his refusal was justified continued
우리는 이 주제에 대해 논의해야 해요
= We need to discuss this topic
그가 회사에 복귀하느냐는 논의가 계속되고 있어요
= The discussion of whether he will return to the company is ongoing
우리가 이 문제를 해결 할 수 있느냐는 논의가 필요해요
= Discussion is needed about whether we can solve this problem
Adjectives:
청순하다 = to be pure/innocent
Examples:
그 배우는 청순한 이미지예요
= That actress has an innocent image
그녀가 정말 청순하느냐는 소문 때문에 온 동네가 떠들썩했어요
= The rumor about whether she is really innocent/pure made the whole neighborhood noisy
정당하다 = to be fair
Common Usages:
정정당당하다 = to be fair and square
Examples:
아빠의 행동은 정당했어요
= Dad’s actions were fair
그의 거부가 정당하냐는 논의가 이어졌어요
= The debate over whether his refusal was justified continued
떠들썩하다 = to be noisy
Examples:
거리는 축제로 떠들썩했어요
= The street was noisy with celebration
그녀가 정말 청순하느냐는 소문 때문에 온 동네가 떠들썩했어요
= The rumor about whether she is really innocent/pure made the whole neighborhood noisy
공정하다 = to be fair
Common Usages:
불공정하다 = to be unfair
Examples:
이 규칙이 공정하느냐는 판단을 내리기 어려워요
= It’s hard to judge whether this rule is fair
그 가수와 소속사의 계약은 노예계약이라 불릴 만큼 아주 불공정했어요
= The contract between that singer and the entertainment company could almost be called a slave contract, it’s really unfair
Adverbs and Other Words:
쿵쿵 = noisily
Common Usages:
쿵쿵거리다 = to be noisy
Examples:
쿵쿵 소리가 계속 들려요
= I keep hearing a thumping sound
층간 소음 때문에 쿵쿵 소리를 안 내려는 사람이 많아요
= There are a lot of people who are trying not to hear banging because of neighbors above them in apartments
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will learn how to describe upcoming nouns with ~느냐, which you learned in the previous lesson. Let’s get started.
~느냐는: Describing Upcoming Nouns
In Lesson 26 and 27, you saw how you can use ~는 to describe an upcoming noun. For example:
진주가 있는 굴을 찾고 있어요
= I’m looking for an oyster with a pearl in it
In Lesson 155, you saw how you can do this by attaching ~는 to more complex grammatical principles like ~(으)려. For example:
층간 소음 때문에 쿵쿵 소리를 안 내려는 사람이 많아요
= There are a lot of people who are trying not to hear banging because of neighbors above them in apartments
In this same way, you can encapsulate the meaning of ~느냐 and its preceding clause to describe an upcoming noun. For example:
계획이 실행이 되느냐 안 되느냐는 결정을 기다려야 돼요
= We need to wait on the decision of if the plans would be carried out or not
Here, the word 결정 is being described by the entire part of the sentence before it. This includes the speculative connotation of ~느냐. Below are many examples of this in use:
그의 거부가 정당하냐는 논의가 이어졌어요
= The debate over whether his refusal was justified continued
이 규칙이 공정하느냐는 판단을 내리기 어려워요
= It’s hard to judge whether this rule is fair
그가 회사에 복귀하느냐는 논의가 계속되고 있어요
= The discussion of whether he will return to the company is ongoing
쇠가 부식되느냐는 문제는 산업에서 매우 중요해요
= The issue of whether iron corrodes is very important in the industry
이 관습이 언제부터 시작되었느냐는 논쟁이 많아요
= There is a lot of debate about when this custom started
그가 진심으로 사과하느냐는 논란의 중심에 있었어요
= The controversy centered on whether he sincerely apologized
이 프로젝트가 성공하느냐는 회의의 주요 주제였어요
= The main topic of the meeting was whether this project would succeed
우리가 이 문제를 해결 할 수 있느냐는 논의가 필요해요
= Discussion is needed about whether we can solve this problem
그녀가 정말 청순하느냐는 소문 때문에 온 동네가 떠들썩했어요
= The rumor about whether she is really innocent/pure made the whole neighborhood noisy
괴물이 정말 존재하느냐는 의문이 아직도 풀리지 않았어요
= The question of whether the monster truly exists has not yet been answered
악마가 정말 존재하느냐는 이야기가 사람들 사이에서 퍼졌어요
= The story of whether the devil truly exists spread among people
국수가 제대로 익었느냐는 평가가 요리 대회에서 중요한 기준이었어요
= The evaluation of whether the noodles were properly cooked was an important standard in the cooking contest
우리가 이번 프로젝트를 제시간에 끝낼 수 있느냐는 질문이 제기되었어요
= The question of whether we can finish this project has been raised
That’s it for this lesson!