How to use Korean grammar (이)지요?
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Noun, Pronoun + 지요 / 이지요
지요 - if a word ends in a vowel, 이지요 - if ends in a consonant
In the previous lesson I explained how to use -지요 with verbs and adjectives.
-지요 can also be used with nouns and pronouns. If the word ends in a vowel, use -지요. If the word ends in a consonant, use -이지요.
(e.g. Today is Monday, isn't it?)
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오늘은 수요일이지요?
Korean
오늘
수요일
English
today
Wednesday
Today is Wednesday, right?
오늘은 수요일이지요?
저 분은 선생님이지?
Korean
저
분
선생님
English
that
person(polite)
teacher
That person is a teacher, aren't they?
저 분은 선생님이지?
이것은 시계지요?
Korean
이것
시계
English
this thing
watch, clock
This is a watch, isn't it?
이것은 시계지요?
-지요 / -이지요 can also be used to soften your speech to make it sound more polite.
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너 지금 어디지?
Korean
너
지금
어디
English
you
now
where
Where are you now?
너 지금 어디지?
이것은 누구의 책이지요?
Korean
이것
누구
책
English
this thing
who
book
Whose book is this?
이것은 누구의 책이지요?
저 분은 누구시지요?
Korean
저
분
누구
English
that
person (polite)
who
Who is that person?
저 분은 누구+시+지요?
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 ).