-는구나
-neunguna
I see that...! (exclamatory)
A plain, informal sentence-final ending that expresses a fresh emotional reaction to something the speaker has just noticed or learned, similar to 'Oh, ...!' or 'Wow, ...!' Used toward people of equal or lower status.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -구나
Meanings
- 1
(formal, highly addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to imply a certain feeling in a newly learned fact.
(아주낮춤으로) 새롭게 알게 된 사실에 어떤 느낌을 실어 말함을 나타내는 종결 어미.
※ 주로 구어나 혼잣말에서 쓴다.
Examples
어린아이들은 키가 금방 자라는구나.
Wow, little kids really grow tall so quickly!
참으로 오랜만에 아버지의 고향에 와 보는구나.
I'm visiting my father's hometown for the first time in so long!
이것저것 하다 보니 하루가 금방 지나가는구나.
I see -- with one thing and another, the day just flies by!
민준이는 음악을 가리지 않고 참 많이 듣는구나. 네, 저는 어떤 음악이든 다 좋아하거든요.
I see Minjun listens to all kinds of music without being picky. Yes, I like pretty much any kind of music.
민준이는 음악을 가리지 않고 참 많이 듣는구나.
I see Minjun listens to all kinds of music without being picky.
네, 저는 어떤 음악이든 다 좋아하거든요.
Yes, I like pretty much any kind of music.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는구나’ mean?
2. Which form means “I see that...! (exclamatory)”?