-고

Busan: asking about a noun predicate

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The -고 question family asks for information about a noun predicate in casual Busan speech.

ഇത് എങ്ങനെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

누구고? asks who a person is. 몇 시고? asks what time it is. These are bare present copular information questions, paired with yes/no -가. With past-tense material, use -노 instead: 어느 학교 학생이었노?.

Do not confuse this sentence-final ending with the ordinary connective -고 meaning and/then. The question word, predicate and final position identify this use.

The familiar register matters. In a formal interaction, use an appropriate polite question rather than attaching this regional ending to a polite stem.

ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ (3)

  1. 저 사람 누구고?

    Who is that person?

  2. 지금 몇 시고?

    What time is it now?

  3. 어느 학교 학생이고?

    Which school are you a student at?

ഇത് എങ്ങനെ ബന്ധപ്പെടുന്നു

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이다