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-는구먼

-neun-gumeon

I see; how... (noticing)

An informal sentence-final ending used to note or express admiration at something the speaker has just newly noticed — similar to '-는구나' but used more by older speakers.

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
Other shapes
-구먼 · -구먼요 · -는구먼요

Meanings

  1. 1

    (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate that the speaker notices or is impressed by a newly learned fact.

    (두루낮춤으로) 새롭게 알게 된 사실에 주목하거나 감탄함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

    ※ 주로 구어나 혼잣말에서, 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

  • 민준이는 마흔이 다 되어서야 장가를 가는구먼.

    So Minjun is finally getting married, at nearly forty.

  • 유민이는 굽이 높은 구두를 신고도 잘 걷는구먼.

    Yumin walks well even in high-heeled shoes, I see.

  • 영수 아버지는 아침에 약수터를 일찍 다녀오시는구먼.

    I see Yeongsu's father goes to the mineral spring early in the morning.

  • 입춘도 다 지났는데 아직도 눈이 오는구먼. 그러게. 봄이 오려면 더 기다려야 하나 보네.

    Spring has already begun, and yet it's still snowing. Right, I guess we'll have to wait longer for spring to really come.

  • 입춘도 다 지났는데 아직도 눈이 오는구먼.

    Spring has already begun, and yet it's still snowing.

  • 그러게. 봄이 오려면 더 기다려야 하나 보네.

    Right, I guess we'll have to wait longer for spring to really come.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-는구먼’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “I see; how... (noticing)”?