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A/V-네 — oh, it's … — a reaction to what you notice right now, to a friend or to yourself (Lesson 1A-8 -네요, now in informal speech)
Oh, it's … — a reaction to what you notice right now, to a friend or to yourself (Lesson 1A-8 -네요, now in informal speech). Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 4: 집 구하기와 자취 (Finding a room, living alone — a lease, the five checks before you sign, rental fraud, asking for repairs and cooking for yourself).
What it means
Drop 요 from -네요 (Lesson 1A-8) and you get -네, a reaction to what you notice right now, said to a friend, a younger person or yourself: 방이 좁네 'oh, the room's small'. Nouns take (이)네, something already done takes -았/었네, and a guess from what you see takes -겠네: 북향이네 · 벌써 다 봤네 · 춥겠네. A ㄹ 받침 drops: 멀다 → 머네, 살다 → 사네. To a senior use -네요.
Forms
| Pattern | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A/V-네 | 동사 · 형용사 (받침과 상관없음 · ㄹ 받침은 빠짐) | 좁다 → 좁네 |
| N(이)네 · -았/었네 · -겠네 | 명사 / 이미 된 일 / 보고 생각한 것 | 북향 → 북향이네 |
Key points
- A/V-네 = oh, it's …! (Lesson 1A-8 -네요 without 요): 좁네 · 어둡네 · 북향이네. To friends, to younger people, to yourself.
- Level 5: past -았/었네 (다 봤네) · guess -겠네 (춥겠네) · ㄹ drops (머네 · 사네). To a senior: -네요.
Examples
- 1A 8과의 -네요에서 「요」를 빼면 친구나 나에게 하는 말이 돼요: 방이 좁네.
- 지금 보고 듣고 처음 알게 된 것에 바로 반응해요. 혼자 하는 말에도 많이 써요.
- 명사는 (이)네, 이미 된 일은 -았/었네, 보고 생각하면 -겠네: 북향이네 · 벌써 다 봤네 · 춥겠네
- ㄹ 받침은 빠져요: 멀다 → 머네 · 살다 → 사네. 윗사람에게는 -네요를 써요.
Where university textbooks teach it
This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 1A, lesson 8; Yonsei University Korean 2-1, lesson 2; Sogang University Korean 3B, lesson 2; Sogang University Korean 5B, lesson 8; Hongik University Korean 2A, lesson 4; Hanyang University Korean 1-2, lesson 6.
Also in this lesson
- A/V-(으)려고(요)? — surely you're not going to …? · how could …? — doubting a plan or a claim
- V-기가 바쁘게 — no sooner … than · the moment … — one thing hard on the heels of another
- A-(으)ㄴ걸(요) · V-는걸(요) — but actually … · oh, it's … — a gentle 'that's not quite so' or a little surprise