질문하다
jilmunhada · TOPIK 1
to ask a question
❓ 質問 (jilmun) = substance + ask; add 하다 (to do) = to do a question
Hanja 質 (jil) means substance or quality, 問 (mun) means ask. Same 問 as in 문제 (problem) and 방문 (visit). 질문 is the noun question; 하다 turns it into the verb, as in 공부하다 or 운동하다.