않느냐라고

In a sentence

• 나는 그가 왜 그렇게 말했는지 이해할 수 없다고 생각하지 않느냐라고 물었다.

  I asked, 'Don't you think that I couldn't understand why he said that?'

  The phrase '않느냐라고' is used in an indirect quote or interrogative form to express a question about one's thought or opinion, specifically whether or not they disagree.

• 그녀가 행복하지 않느냐라고 친구에게 말했다.

  She told her friend, 'Isn't she happy?'

  In this sentence, '않느냐라고' is used within a quote to pose a direct question about someone's emotional state.

• 어머니는 아이가 공부를 열심히 하지 않느냐라고 물었다.

  The mother asked, 'Doesn't the child study hard?'

  Here, '않느냐라고' is employed in an interrogative sentence to form a negative question, reflecting the mother's curiosity or concern.