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Decoded Slug: ~는지 알다/모르다 [neunji alda/moreuda] (Know/don't know whether)
Korean Grammar Point
~는지 알다/모르다 [neunji alda/moreuda] (Know/don't know whether)
~는지 알다/모르다 [neunji alda/moreuda] (Know/don't know whether)
Short explanation:
This grammar point is used to express what one knows or doesn't know about a specific situation or fact.
Formation:
Verb-는지 + 알다/모르다
Examples:
그가 학교에 갔는지 알아요?
Geuga hakgyoe ganeunji arayo?
Do you know if he went to school?
저는 그녀가 아직 사랑하는지 모르겠어요.
Jeoneun geunyeoga ajik saranghaneunji moreugesseoyo.
I don't know if she still loves.
우리가 이길 수 있는지 알아요?
Uriga igil su issneunji arayo?
Do you know if we can win?
너가 그의 생일을 기억하는지 모르겠어요.
Neoga geuui saengireul gieokhaneunji moreugesseoyo.
I don't know if you remember his birthday.
Long explanation:
~는지 알다/모르다 is a Korean grammar structure that is fairly straightforward. It is used to express knowing or not knowing something. You use '~는지 알다' when you know, and '~는지 모르다' when you do not know, about what is happening or what might happen. You can also use it to ask others if they know or don’t know about something.