Let's learn about "어떤 종류의 책이에요?"

어떤 종류의 책이에요? : What kind of book is it? ; What’s the genre of the book?; What type of book is it?; What category does it belong to?

* (예술 작품의) 형식 / 유형 / 장르 : genre

* A에 속하다 : belong to A

ex)

A. 칼 세이건의 <콘택트> 라는 책 읽어 봤어? : Have you read the book Contact by Carl Sagan?

B. 아니, 그런데 들어본 것 같긴 하다. 어떤 종류 책인데? : No, but I think I’ve heard of it. What’s the genre?

[other expressions]

- 어떤 종류의 책이니? (to younger people or friends)

- 어떤 종류의 책이냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 어떤 종류의 책이야? (to younger people or friends)

- 어떤 종류의 책인가? (to younger people or friends)

- 어떤 종류의 책인데? (to younger people or friends)

- 어떤 종류의 책인가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 어떤 종류의 책인데요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 어떤 종류의 책이에요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 어떤 종류의 책입니까? (formal; honourific bh ‘-ㅂ’)

[explanations]

* 어떤 : a short form of 어떠한(what; any)

* 종류 : [種類] a kind; a sort; a variety; a class; a species; a description; [=형태] a type; [=성질] nature

- 모든 종류의 : all kinds[sort] of / of every kind[description]

- 같은 종류의 : of the same kind[sort]

- 여러 종류의 것 : things of various kinds

- 모든 종류의 것 : things of every kind[description] / all kinds[sorts] of things

- 온갖 종류의 과일 : all kinds of fruit

- 갖가지[여러] 종류의 꽃 : various species[kinds] of flower

- 온갖 종류의 사람 : all manner[kinds] of people

- 저런 종류의 것 : things of that kind

- 이런 종류의 범죄 : crimes of this nature

* -의 : a suffix makes 종류 possesive

* 책 : [冊] a book; a volume; [=작품] a work; [=읽을 거리] reading

* -이다 : be; exist; have

* -는데/-ㄴ데(a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix expresses one’s feeling or emotion about a fact or state. It has an attitude or nuance that seems a little hesitant for the speaker to speak. It is also used to express a simple feeling of admiration in an exclamation)

* a verb + -니? / -냐? /-야? / -ㄴ가? / -ㄴ데? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

* a verb + -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’

 

* a noun + -예요 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 after a noun ends in a vowel like "거”

* a noun + -이에요 : an honourific descriptive form of 이다 after a noun ends in a consonant like "것”

* 들어본 것 같긴 하다 : 들어보다(listen to) + -ㄴ 것 같긴 하다(I think that I have + p.p)

* -ㄴ 것 같긴 하다 : a short form of -ㄴ 것 같기는 하다

; this is a roundabout expression of -ㄴ 거 같다 / -ㄴ 것 같다(I think that ~)

* 완곡한 표현 : a roundabout expression; a euphemism