2019-10-01

Let's learn about "믿을 만한 건가?"

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믿을 만한 건가? : Is it reliable ?

믿다 : believe

을 : a suffix makes a word objective after last vowel of a before-word
를 :  a suffix makes a word objective after last consonant of a before-word

만하다 : deserve, be worthy of, have a right to

만한(萬恨) : worthy (of)
[예(ex)] 그의 용감한 행동은 메달을 받을 만한 가치가 있다. His brave actions are worthy of a medal.

“~건가 ?” is contracted from “~것인가 ?”

것 : (1) one (2) possession (3) contents (4) fact, thing (5) human being ==> anything is abstract or concrete or visible or nonvisible

~것인가 ?:  is it ~ ? <— 것 + 인가(a descriptive question ending suffix; “이” can be omitted after last vowel of a before-word)

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