How to use Korean Grammar V/A + 는군요 / 군요
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Verb, Adjective + 군요 / 는군요 or 구나 / 는구나
The Korean grammar pattern -군요 / -는군요 is used to express surprise, realization, or discovery about something that the speaker has just learned or heard. -는군요 is attached directly to a verb stem, and -군요 is attached to verbs in the past and future tense and adjectives.
-군요. / -는군요. are used in informal and formal polite speech styles.
-군. / -는군. or -구나. / -는구나. are used in casual speech style.
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요리를 아주 잘 하시는군요. (...하는군. / ...하는구나.)
Korean
요리
아주
잘
하다
English
dish
very
well
to do
You cook very well!
요리를 아주 잘 하시+는군요.
오늘은 일찍 왔군요. (...왔군. / ...왔구나.)
Korean
오늘
일찍
오다
English
today
early
to come
You came early today!
오늘은 일찍 오+았+군요.
다음 달에 취직하겠군요. (...취직하겠군. / ...취직하겠구나.)
Korean
다음
달
취직하다
English
next
month
to be employed
You'll get a job next month!
다음 달에 취직하겠+군요.
이 강아지가 너무 귀엽군요. (...귀엽군. / ...귀엽구나.)
Korean
이
강아지
너무
귀엽다
English
this
puppy
very
cute
This puppy is so cute!
이 강아지가 너무 귀엽군요.
Noun + 군요 / 이군요 or 구나 / 이구나
This grammar pattern can also be used with nouns. If the noun ends in a vowel or tense suffixes, use -군요 or -구나, and if the noun ends in a consonant, use -이군요 or -이구나 depending on the speech style.
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저 사람은 선생님이군요. (...선생님이군. / ...선생님이구나.)
Korean
저
사람
선생님
English
that
person
teacher
(Oh, I see!) That person is a teacher!
저 사람은 선생님이군요.
어제는 일요일이였군요. (...일요일이였군. / ...일요일이였구나.)
Korean
어제
일요일
English
yesterday
Sunday
(Oh, I see!) Yesterday was Sunday!
어제는 일요일이+였+군요.
이것은 아주 비싼 차군요. (...차군. / ...차구나.)
Korean
이것
아주
비싸다
차
English
this
very
expensive
car
This car is very expensive!
이것은 아주 비싸+ㄴ 차군요.
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).