-니 at the end of a sentence
I think -니 is used to give a causal relationship between two phrases, like:

비가 오니 땅이 젖는다.
When it rains, the land gets wet.

But I have seen it at the end of sentences too, like:

내일 눈이 올 것 같니?
Do you think it will snow tomorrow?

Since there is no cause/effect connection here, I think -니 is just a casual ending used by people who are really close. 맞아요?

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-니 at the end of a sentence
I think -니 is used to give a causal relationship between two phrases, like:

비가 오니 땅이 젖는다.
When it rains, the land gets wet.

But I have seen it at the end of sentences too, like:

내일 눈이 올 것 같니?
Do you think it will snow tomorrow?

Since there is no cause/effect connection here, I think -니 is just a casual ending used by people who are really close. 맞아요?

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예. 맞아요. 의문어미입니다. an Interrogative ending used to closer people like friends, younger people. But you can't use to your parents or elder people, even though you feel familiar.

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안녕하세요, Joong-ho Nam 님. Particle은 은/는/이/가, 을/를, 등을 말하고 (한국말로 조사라고 하지요?) ending은 -다/-요/-어 등을 말하는 걸로 알고 있어요. 저는 여기서 질문을 읽어보고 만약 제가 모르는 것이 있으면 무조건 찾아봐요. 한국어사전, 국립국어원, 영어사전 등등이요. ^^

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게다가 파스칼의 6개월전의 답변을 찾아내시다니 대단한데요. 혹시 본인이 파스칼은 아니시죠? 하하

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Rach_US님,  conjunctive particle, question marker 이러한 용어들은 어디서 찾으셨는지요? particle과 ending이 같은 말인가요?

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You got it right, Mojave. 니 in your first sentence was used as a conjunctive particle, and 니 in your second sentence as a question marker. There are three kinds of informal question markers, and Pascal explained it well here: http://www.italki.com/answers/question/132181.htm#.UQnJmvK7m9Y

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