Do you think Minjun has bought that house? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

민준이가 그 집을 샀다고 생각하세요?
 • 민준이가 (Minjun-i-ga)
  – 민준이 = “Minjun” (a name)
  – 가 = subject marker attached to 민준이
 • 그 집을 (geu jip-eul)
  – 그 = “that”
  – 집 = “house”
  – 을 = object marker attached to 집
 • 샀다고 (sat-da-go)
  – 샀 = stem of the past tense verb from 사다 (“to buy”)
  – 다고 = quotative connective that marks a reported or thought clause (“that …”)
 • 생각하세요? (saeng-gak-ha-se-yo?)
  – 생각하 = stem from 생각하다 (“to think”)
  – 세요 = polite interrogative ending (“do you …?”)

Overall, the sentence literally breaks down as “Minjun (subject) – that house (object) – [bought] that – think (polite question)?”
Tips to remember:
 • Notice how particles 가 (subject) and 을 (object) indicate who is doing what.
 • The connective 다고 is key in embedding reported speech or thoughts; it’s used whenever you want to express “that …” after verbs like “think.”
 • Politeness levels in Korean verb endings (세요) are essential for respectful questions.

Alternate ways to express “Do you think Minjun has bought that house?” in Korean:
 1. 민준이가 그 집을 샀다고 생각해요?
  – A slightly less formal variant using 생각해요 instead of 생각하세요.
 2. 민준이가 그 집을 산 건가요?
  – Uses 산 건가요, which turns the notion into “Is it the case that Minjun bought that house?”

Romanized version of the original sentence:
Minjun-i-ga geu jip-eul sat-da-go saeng-gak-ha-se-yo?

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