-나
Busan: A Yes/no Question
In casual Busan speech, -나 asks whether a verbal or adjectival predicate is true.
How It Works
Use it with someone you can address casually. 비가 오나? checks whether it is raining; 비가 언제 오노? instead asks when.
The ending can follow a verb or adjective and can follow tense material: 먹었나? asks about a past action. A bare present noun predicate uses the -가 family, as in 학생이가?. When tense material intervenes in a noun predicate, the question instead uses -나, as in 학생이었나?.
Standard Korean also has uses of -나. This card teaches its role in the Busan question system rather than claiming the syllable belongs only to Busan. Shared polite questions remain useful.
Examples (3)
- 지금 집에 가나?
Are you going home now?
- 밥 먹었나?
Have you eaten?
- 오늘 많이 바쁘나?
Are you very busy today?
Learn This First
Start with a verb or adjective stem, then learn how this regional ending asks for yes/no confirmation. Past examples build on the shared tense patterns.
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Patterns that build on this one.