Let’s learn about "질문 해도 돼요?”

질문 해도 될까요? : Can I ask you a question?

[other expressions]

- 질문 해도 되니? (to younger people or friends)

- 질문 해도 되냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 질문 해도 돼? (to younger people or friends)

- 질문 해도 되는가? (to younger people or friends)

- 질문 해도 돼요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 질문 해도 되는가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 질문 해도 되세요? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 질문 해도 되셔요? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 질문 해도 됩니까? (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 질문 해도 되겠습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

[explanations]

* 질문 : a question

* 질문하다 / 질문을 하다 : ask a question

* -을 : an object particle after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted

* 하다 : do

* 해도 : 하(the stem of 하다) + -어도

* -어도 / -아도 : a connection suffix that acknowledges the fact but has nothing to do with the following words

* 되다 : (1) become (2) can; be able to do in the sentence

* 돼? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -어?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 되는가? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -는가?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 되는가요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -는가?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 돼요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 되세요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 되셔요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -으시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -여?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 됩니까? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* 되겠습니까? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -겠(a suffix asks the listener’s will) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -니? / -냐? / -어? / -는가? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

* a verb + -어 / -는가? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix by ‘-요’

* a verb + -세요? / -셔요? / -ㅂ니까?  / -겠습니까 : an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’