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으)ㄴ/는지 Polite 애인이 남자인지 여자인지 한번 물어 보세요

Front 애인이 남자인지 여자인지 한번 물어 보세요
Back Ask if her lover is a man or a woman
Notes -(으)ㄴ/는지 can be used twice or more times in the same sentence. Resulting phrases correspond to 'whether ... or (not) ...' English patterns.

When used with verbs of asking, -(으)ㄴ/는지 has the same meaning as the quoted question ending -(느)냐고.
-(으)ㄴ/는지 can occur in the sentence-ending position followed by the polite principle -요. Expressions with -(으)ㄴ/는지요? endings are polite indirect questions.

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