Is this your door? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

Breakdown of the sentence:

• 이것은 (i-geot-eun)
 – 이것 means “this thing” and the particle 은 marks “this” as the topic of the sentence.

• 당신의 (dangsin-ui)
 – 당신 means “you” in a formal context, and 의 is the possessive marker turning it into “your.”

• 문 (mun)
 – This word means “door.”

• 입니까? (ipnikka?)
 – This is the formal interrogative ending from the copular verb 이다 (“to be”), forming the question “is it?”

Overall, the sentence literally means “As for this thing, is it your door?”

Tips to remember:
• Identify the topic first (in this case, “이것은”) and note its particle which helps show what the sentence is about.
• Use 의 to indicate possession after the possessor.
• Use the formal interrogative ending (입니까?) when you need a polite form of question.
• Recognize that the copula 이다 (“to be”) changes its form based on the level of politeness and formality.

Alternate ways to say “Is this your door?”:
• 이것은 당신의 문인가요?
  Romanized: i-geot-eun dangsin-ui muningayo?
  – A slightly softer formal question using -나요? instead of -입니까?

• 이게 네 문이야?
  Romanized: i-ge ne mun-iya?
  – A casual way to ask the same question, replacing “당신의” with “네” (informal “your”) and using 이야 as the casual ending.

• 이것이 너의 문이냐?
  Romanized: i-geot-i neoui muninya?
  – Another informal variation using 너의 for “your” and 이냐 as the informal interrogative ending.

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