"-는지" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Korean]

IPA: [nɯɲd͡ʑi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: 는지 [canonical], -neunji [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆫ디 (Yale: -nonti), equivalent to Middle Korean ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense marker) + ㄴ (Yale: -n, realis adnominal suffix) + ᄃᆞ (Yale: to, semantically light dependent noun) + 이 (Yale: -i). Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-ᄂᆞᆫ디|-nonti}} ᄂᆞᆫ디 (Yale: -nonti), {{der|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-l|-ᄂᆞ-|-no-|5=present-tense marker}} ᄂᆞ (Yale: -no-, present-tense marker), {{okm-l|-ㄴ|-n|5=realis adnominal suffix}} ㄴ (Yale: -n, realis adnominal suffix), {{okm-l|ᄃᆞ|to|5=semantically light dependent noun}} ᄃᆞ (Yale: to, semantically light dependent noun), {{okm-l|-이|-i}} 이 (Yale: -i) Head templates: {{ko-suffix}} 는지 • (-neunji)
  1. indirect question marker: whether, if, who, what, where, how ... Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--는지-ko-suffix-BhiSrm7B Categories (other): Korean terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 45 54 1
  2. Conveys a careful, indirect question. Nowadays typically used with 요 (-yo) for further politeness. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--는지-ko-suffix-k8yZKv0Q Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 44 55 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 56 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 1
  3. perhaps because... Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--는지-ko-suffix-LZrOfbCu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 은지 (-eunji) (english: see Usage notes)
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        {
          "english": "Is this food to your liking?",
          "roman": "eumsig-eun ib-e majeusineunji-yo?",
          "text": "음식은 입에 맞으시는지요?",
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          "english": "He keeps nodding; maybe he's sleepy.",
          "roman": "jami oneunji yeonsin gogaeman kkubeoginda.",
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      "hangeul": "는지"
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