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-고말고

-gomalgo

of course!

An informal sentence-final ending used to emphatically agree with or affirm what the other person said or asked, meaning 'of course; certainly'.

Form

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-고말고요

Meanings

  1. 1

    (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to emphasize one's agreement or affirmation to the other person's question or statement.

    (두루낮춤으로) 상대방의 질문에 긍정의 답을 하거나 상대방의 말에 동의하면서 이를 강조할 때 쓰는 종결 어미.

    ※ 주로 구어에서 쓴다.

Examples

  • 지수는 보기 드문 미인이고말고.

    Jisu is a rare beauty, of course she is.

  • 나는 네가 대신 가 준다면 좋고말고.

    Of course I'd be happy if you went in my place.

  • 남편이 준 선물인데 마음에 들고말고.

    It's a gift from my husband, of course I like it.

  • 우리 아들이 공부하겠다고 책값을 달라는데 주고말고.

    Our son says he wants to study and is asking for money for books — of course I'll give it to him.

  • 너, 나를 믿지? 내 제일 친한 친구인데 믿고말고.

    You trust me, right? Of course I do, you're my best friend.

  • 너, 나를 믿지?

    You trust me, right?

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-고말고’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “of course!”?