Today we'll be looking at the usage of " N (이)네요, A/V 네요 " Korean grammar point with some example sentences
Usage :
This grammar pattern is used to indicate that the speaker is impressed or rather surprised by a fact he/she learned through direct experience. For example, if you want to say, "Wow, it's already summer", then you can say, "벌써 여름이네요". It can be used to indicate your emotional reaction to what you have just realized.
Also sometimes it is used when agreeing with something said by someone else.
For example-
A: 오늘 날씨가 춥지요? (Isn’t it cold today? )
B: 네, 정말 춥네요. (Yes, it really is cold)
Conjugation rule :
After removing 다 from the base form of the verb and the stem of the adjective, just add 네요 after it. for nouns, add 네요 at the end when the noun ends with a vowel, add 이네요 at the end when the noun ends with a consonant.
Verb/adjective+네요.
Noun ends with consonant +이네요.
Noun ends with vowel +네요.
Let's see some examples to understand the grammar pattern:-
- That flower arrangement is beautiful.
저 꽃꽂이 예쁘네요. - The music here is very good.
여기 음악은 참 좋네요. - Ah, this coffee is good.
야, 이 커피가 맛있네요. - This drama is fun.
이 드라마가 재미있네요. - Son is cute!
아들이 귀엽네요! - It's already December.
벌써 12월이네요. - The iPhone is expensive.
아이폰은 비싸네요. - This work is getting ridiculous.
이 일이 우습게 되어가네요. - You are just a student.
학생- 겨우 학생이네요. - So right now you're an actual doctor?
의사- 그래서 지금은 진짜 의사네요? - Since it's going to rain tomorrow, you can't go on a picnic, right?
내일 비가 온다고 하니 소풍은 못 가겠네요? - If there's gold powder in the liquor, it'll be really expensive, right?
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