Korean grammar · Level 2 · 2급
-지요?
…, isn't it?
Add -지요? when you expect the other person to agree — like “…, isn't it?” or “…, right?”. In speech it usually shortens to -죠?. It goes straight onto the stem; after a noun use 지요? after a vowel and 이지요? after a consonant.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| any stem | -지요? / -죠? | 덥지요? · 춥죠? |
| nouns | (이)지요? | 장마지요? · 여름이지요? |
| past | -았/었지요? | 비가 왔지요? |
Examples
오늘 정말 덥지요?
It's really hot today, isn't it?
호야 씨, 우산 있지요?
Hoya, you've got an umbrella, haven't you?
내일도 비가 오지요?
It's raining tomorrow too, isn't it?
Practise it in context · Level 2, Unit 1
The weather is nice today
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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