Is this money for me? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence is broken down as follows:

• “이것은” – “이것” means “this thing” and the particle “은” marks it as the topic.
  Romanization: “i-geot-eun”

• “나를 위한” – “나” means “me”, with “를” as the object particle. “위한” is the attributive form of the verb “위하다” meaning “to be for,” so the phrase means “for me.”
  Romanization: “na-reul wi-han”

• “돈입니까?” – “돈” means “money” and “입니까?” is the formal question form of the copula “이다” meaning “is it?”
  Romanization: “don ip-ni-kka”

To remember this structure:
• Note that Korean typically sets the topic at the beginning with a subject or topic particle (은/는).
• The phrase “나를 위한” is an adjective clause modifying “돈,” explaining the purpose (for me) directly before the noun.
• Formal questions often end with “입니까?” when asking politely.

Alternate ways to ask “Is this money for me?” include:
• “이것은 나를 위한 돈인가요?”
  Romanization: “i-geot-eun na-reul wi-han don in-ga-yo?”

• “이 돈이 나를 위한 거예요?”
  Romanization: “i don-i na-reul wi-han geo-ye-yo?”

• “이 돈이 내 돈입니까?” (if asking if the money is mine)
  Romanization: “i don-i nae don-im-ni-kka?”

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