-노

Busan: an information question

Kiwango 1Lahaja ya Busan

Use casual -노 to ask for a missing fact with a question word, rather than a yes/no answer.

Jinsi unavyofanya kazi

어디 가노? asks for a destination. The yes/no counterpart 지금 가나? asks whether the person is going now.

Do not append -노 to every sentence to make it sound regional. Ordinary statements are not information questions. Bare present noun predicates use -고; with past-tense material, a noun predicate instead uses -노, as in 어느 학교 학생이었노?.

These examples are casual between familiar people. Preserve polite and honorific speech where the relationship calls for it. Accent and question focus matter in real conversation.

Mifano (3)

  1. 어디 가노?

    Where are you going?

  2. 오늘 뭐 먹었노?

    What did you eat today?

  3. 언제 다시 만나노?

    When are we meeting again?

Jinsi inavyounganishwa

-나Kiwango 1Busan: a yes/no questionVitenzi Vina VinaMisingi
-노Kiwango 1Busan: an information question

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Maneno katika muundo huu

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