How did you sleep? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence “어떻게 주무셨습니까?” is composed as follows:

• "어떻게" means “how” or “in what manner”—a question word used to ask about the manner of an action.
• "주무셨습니까" is the formal, honorific past form of the verb "주무시다" (the honorific version of "자다," meaning “to sleep”). This form is used to show respect to the listener.
• The structure combines the question word with a formal, polite honorific verb ending (“-습니까?”) to form a respectful question.

Tips to remember:
• When asking polite questions to someone deserving respect, use honorific verbs like “주무시다” instead of the plain “자다.”
• The formal ending “-습니까?” is common in respectful or formal situations; its counterpart in a slightly less formal style is “-었어요?” as in “주무셨어요?”
• Place the question word at the beginning to indicate the query about the manner ("어떻게" = how).

Alternate ways to say “How did you sleep?”:
• "잘 주무셨어요?" (Romanized: Jal jumusyeosseoyo?) – means “Did you sleep well?” in a slightly less formal style but still honorific.
• "어떻게 주무셨어요?" (Romanized: Eotteoke jumusyeosseoyo?) – using the same question word with the less formal ending.
• In a more casual context, you might use "잘 잤어요?" (Romanized: Jal jasseoyo?) using the plain form of the verb “자다” instead of the honorific.

Romanized version of the original sentence:
"Eotteoke jumusyeotseumnikka?"

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