Topic: Korean

"어머니는 눈치가 있게 물어봤어요."

Translation:The mother asked tactfully.

December 2, 2017

4 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/2poor4name

    Shouldnt "tried to ask" also be accepted because of 봤다

    February 13, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/iianes
    • 7

    In Korean the word for ask is 물어보다, so it includes 보다 in it but doesn't mean "try to ask"

    July 7, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/LesChristiansen
    • 20

    Either "asked tactfully"or "tactfully asked" are both grammatically correct.

    December 2, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/tuffguykerouac
    • 2

    However, the "either A or B are both C" construction is not

    January 3, 2019
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