Learn Korean from Your Bias
No.786

Korean expression

정답이 있나요

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What does 정답이 있나요 mean?

정답이 있나요 means "Whether a correct answer exists." in Korean.

How it works here

‘있다’ is used to ask about the existence of a correct answer, and ‘-나요’ makes the question polite.

Key expression

정답이 있다

An expression asking whether a correct answer exists.

Here, ‘있다’ expresses existence, not possession. More formal wording is ‘정답이 있습니까?’.

When it's used

Used to check whether a problem has a fixed correct answer.

The line

정답이 있나요?

Is there a correct answer?

Said while solving a problem to check whether one answer is considered correct.

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More examples

  1. 이 수학 문제에 정답이 있어요?

    Is there a correct answer to this math problem?

  2. 이 퀴즈에 정답이 있습니까?

    Is there a correct answer to this quiz?

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

정답이 있나요

정답이 있나요?

Is there a correct answer?

  • Checking in advance whether you may submit the test after finishing it.
  • Asking the teacher whether there is a specific correct answer to the test question.
  • Looking around for a friend who has gotten lost.
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Asking the teacher whether there is a specific correct answer to the test question.

An expression asking whether a correct answer exists. Here, ‘있다’ expresses existence, not possession. More formal wording is ‘정답이 있습니까?’.

Other words in this line

정답
Correct answer
있다
To be; to exist

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