Question

한국에 온 지 얼마나 됐어요? -(으)ㄴ 지 occurs in expressions describing how much time has passed since the situation denoted by the marked verb. The literal meaning of -(으)ㄴ 지 is 'it has been (more than) [amount of time] since'. The pattern is usually followed by a time expression ending in the copula -이다 or verbs like 되다 or 넘다.The 지 part can be followed by the subject or object particle.

Accepted Answer

How long have you been in Korea?

Front	한국에 온 지 얼마나 됐어요?
Back	How long have you been in Korea?
Notes	-(으)ㄴ 지 occurs in expressions describing how much time has passed since the situation denoted by the marked verb. The literal meaning of -(으)ㄴ 지 is 'it has been (more than) [amount of time] since'. The pattern is usually followed by a time expression ending in the copula -이다 or verbs like 되다 or 넘다. The 지 part can be followed by the subject or object particle.

지 으)ㄴ Time 한국에 온 얼마나 됐어요 Long