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'''Adjective/Verb + 지요''' : This grammar pattern can be used in various ways:
 
'''Adjective/Verb + 지요''' : This grammar pattern can be used in various ways:
  
'''1.''' Used like a tag question in English, mini questions we put at the end of a sentence and invite the listener to agree with you, usually on some fact or topic you both know about. If you are using this pattern like a tag question, you must use a rising intonation when speaking.
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#Used like a tag question in English, mini questions we put at the end of a sentence and invite the listener to agree with you, usually on some fact or topic you both know about. If you are using this pattern like a tag question, you must use a rising intonation when speaking.
 
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#For giving information about something. This pattern uses a falling intonation when spoken. If used as a reply to someone else, can give a slight feeling of "of course ~."
'''2.''' For giving information about something. This pattern uses a falling intonation when spoken. If used as a reply to someone else, can give a slight feeling of "of course ~."
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#For non tag question it used when you know the other person knows something, especially when asking yourself a question or having someone confirm or recheck a fact. The intonation is different from when asking a tag question(see the audio examples below).
 
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'''3.''' As a general ending when asking any kind of question. The intonation is different from when asking a tag question(see the audio examples below).
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===Notes===
 
===Notes===
 
*This grammar pattern can also be used with nouns if combined with the verb 이다 to make the pattern '''Noun + 이지요'''.
 
*This grammar pattern can also be used with nouns if combined with the verb 이다 to make the pattern '''Noun + 이지요'''.
*지요 can be contracted to [[죠]].
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*지요 is pronounced 죠 and can be contracted to [[죠]] in spelling form as well.
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*There is a polite command form for when combined with the honorific 시 tag. See [[V + 시지요]]
  
 
==Conjugation Rule==
 
==Conjugation Rule==
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===Used with Tag Questions===
 
===Used with Tag Questions===
 
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{{Example table
{| class="wikitable"
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|Korex1 =이효리가 정말 예쁘지?
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|Engex1 =Lee Hyori is really pretty, isn't she?
! Korean !! English !! Notes
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|Comment1 =low form
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|Korex2 =오늘은 춥지요?
| "이효리가 정말 예쁘지?"
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|Engex2 =It's cold today, isn't it?
| "Lee Hyori is really pretty, isn't she?"
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|Comment2 =polite informal form
| low form
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|Korex3 =내일 직장에 안 가지?
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|Engex3 =You're not going to work tomorrow, are you?
| "오늘은 춥지요?"
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|Comment3 =polite informal form
| "It's cold today, isn't it?"
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|Korex4 =김철수씨지요?
| polite informal form
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|Engex4 =You're Kim Chul Su, aren't you?
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|Comment4 =polite informal form
| "내일 직장에 안 가지?"
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|Korex5 =우리 강아지 너무 귀엽지요?
| "You're not going to work tomorrow, are you?"
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|Engex5 =My dog is so cute, isn't it?
| low form
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|Comment5 =polite informal form
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|Korex6 ="벌써 졸업했지요?"
| "그렇지요?"
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|Engex6 ="You already graduated, right?"
| "That's right, huh?"
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|Comment6 =polite informal form
| polite informal form
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|Korex7 =한국어 공부지?
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|Engex7 = You're studying Korean, aren't you?
| "김철수씨지요?"
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|Comment7 =
| "You're Kim Chul Su, aren't you?"
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|Korex8 =책을 읽지요?
| polite informal form
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|Engex8 = You read books, don't you?
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|Comment8 =
| "우리 강아지 너무 귀엽지요?"
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|Korex9 =아이스크림 좋아하지?
| "My dog is so cute, isn't it?"
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|Engex9 =You like ice cream, right?
| polite informal form
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =음악 들리지?
| "벌써 졸업했지요?"
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|Engex10 =You hear the music, don't you?
| "You already graduated, didn't you?"
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|Comment10 =
| polite informal form
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}}
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|}
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===Used to Give Information===
 
===Used to Give Information===
 
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{{Example table
{| class="wikitable"
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|Korex1 =그 사람 알아?" <br> B: 모르지.
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|Engex1 =Do you know that person?"<br>B: (of course) I don't know him.
! Korean !! English !! Notes
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|Comment1 =low form
|-
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|Korex2 =당연하지요.
|A: "그 사람 알아?" <br> B: 모르지.
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|Engex2 =Of course.
|A: "Do you know that person?"<br>B: (of course) I don't know him.
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|Comment2 =
|low form ([[반말]])
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|Korex3 =That is a dog, isn't it?"<br>"No. That's a cat.
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|Engex3 =polite informal
| "당연하지요."
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|Comment3 =
| "Of course."
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|Korex4 =
| polite informal form
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|Engex4 =
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|Comment4 =
| "그 사람은 아니지요."
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|Korex5 =
| "It's not that person."
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|Engex5 =
| polite informal form
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|Comment5 =
|-
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|Korex6 =
| "내 남 동생은 아주 착하지."
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|Engex6 =
| "My younger brother is very kind."
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|Comment6 =
| low form
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|Korex7 =
|-
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|Engex7 =
| "나도 모르지."
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|Comment7 =
| "I don't know either."
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|Korex8 =
| low form
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|Engex8 =
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|Comment8 =
| "제주도는 참 아름다운 곳이지요."
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|Korex9 =
| "Jeju Island is very beautiful place."
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|Engex9 =
| polite informal form
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 =[[Category:Incomplete examples]] <!--remove this line if there are 10 sentence examples-->
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}}
  
 
===As a General Question Ending===
 
===As a General Question Ending===
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{{Example table
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|Korex1 =그 사람의 이름이 뭐지요?
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|Engex1 =What is that person's name (again)?
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|Comment1 =Seems like you knew this person's name and you are trying to retrieve the<br> information from your mind or have the other person remind you.<br>polite informal form
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|Korex2 =이거 얼마지요?
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|Engex2 =How much is this?
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|Comment2 =The person you are asking knows the price. <br>polite informal form
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|Korex3 =시간이 얼마나 걸리지요?
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|Engex3 =How many hours does it take (again)?
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|Comment3 =polite informal form
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|Korex4 =지금 몇 시 지?
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|Engex4 =What time is it now?
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|Comment4 =low form
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|Korex5 =여기가 어디지?
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|Engex5 =Where is this place?
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|Comment5 =Seems like you know where the place is and you are trying to retrieve the<br> information from your mind or have the other person remind you.low form
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|Korex6 =저것은 개지요?"<br>"아니요. 고양이지요
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|Engex6 =
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|Comment6 =
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|Korex7 =
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|Engex7 =
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|Comment7 =
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|Korex8 =
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|Engex8 =
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|Comment8 =
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|Korex9 =
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|Engex9 =
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 =[[Category:Incomplete examples]] <!--remove this line if there are 10 sentence examples-->
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}}
  
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Korean !! English !! Notes
 
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| "그 사람의 이름이 뭐지요?"
 
| "What is that person's name?"
 
| polite informal form
 
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| "이거 얼마지요?
 
| "How much is this?"
 
| polite informal form
 
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| "시간이 얼마나 걸리지요?"
 
| "How many hours does it take?"
 
| polite informal form
 
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| "지금 몇 시 지?"
 
| "What time is it now?"
 
| low form
 
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| "여기가 어디지?"
 
| "Where are we?"
 
| low form
 
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| "저것은 개지요?"<br>"아니요. 고양이지요."
 
| "That is a dog, isn't that?"<br>"No. That's a cat."
 
| polite informal form
 
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==Pronunciation==
 
*Special pronunciation rule?
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*Related topic or grammar
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*[[V + 아/어 + 야지요]]
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*[[V + 시지요]]
  
  
 
<!--- reference: yonsei pg 236, green: 120 --->
 
<!--- reference: yonsei pg 236, green: 120 --->
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Revision as of 01:26, 28 April 2011

Description

Adjective/Verb + 지요 : This grammar pattern can be used in various ways:

  1. Used like a tag question in English, mini questions we put at the end of a sentence and invite the listener to agree with you, usually on some fact or topic you both know about. If you are using this pattern like a tag question, you must use a rising intonation when speaking.
  2. For giving information about something. This pattern uses a falling intonation when spoken. If used as a reply to someone else, can give a slight feeling of "of course ~."
  3. For non tag question it used when you know the other person knows something, especially when asking yourself a question or having someone confirm or recheck a fact. The intonation is different from when asking a tag question(see the audio examples below).

Notes

  • This grammar pattern can also be used with nouns if combined with the verb 이다 to make the pattern Noun + 이지요.
  • 지요 is pronounced 죠 and can be contracted to in spelling form as well.
  • There is a polite command form for when combined with the honorific 시 tag. See V + 시지요

Conjugation Rule

A/V + 지요

Conjugation Rule
Pattern Case Example
Rule 1: A/V + 지요 If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침 가다→가지요
Rule 2: A/V + 지요 If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem 알다→알지요


N + 지요

Conjugation Rule
Pattern Case Example
Rule 1: N + 지요 If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침 개→개지요
Rule 2: N + 이지요 If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem 선생님→선생님이지요


Conjugation Examples

  • 가다 (to go) → 가지요
  • 알다 (to know) → 알지요
  • 예쁘다 (to be pretty) → 예쁘지요
  • 춥다 (to be cold) → 춥지요
  • 덥다 (to be hot) →덥지요
  • 선생님 (teacher) → 선생님이지요
  • 어머니 (mother) → 어머니지요
  • 고양이 (cat) → 고양이지요

Sentence Examples

Note some examples below use the low form where the 요 is omitted.

Used with Tag Questions

Korean English Notes
이효리가 정말 예쁘지? Lee Hyori is really pretty, isn't she? low form
오늘은 춥지요? It's cold today, isn't it? polite informal form
내일 직장에 안 가지? You're not going to work tomorrow, are you? polite informal form
김철수씨지요? You're Kim Chul Su, aren't you? polite informal form
우리 강아지 너무 귀엽지요? My dog is so cute, isn't it? polite informal form
"벌써 졸업했지요?" "You already graduated, right?" polite informal form
한국어 공부지? You're studying Korean, aren't you?
책을 읽지요? You read books, don't you?
아이스크림 좋아하지? You like ice cream, right?
음악 들리지? You hear the music, don't you?


Used to Give Information

Korean English Notes
그 사람 알아?"
B: 모르지.
Do you know that person?"
B: (of course) I don't know him.
low form
당연하지요. Of course.
That is a dog, isn't it?"
"No. That's a cat.
polite informal


As a General Question Ending

Korean English Notes
그 사람의 이름이 뭐지요? What is that person's name (again)? Seems like you knew this person's name and you are trying to retrieve the
information from your mind or have the other person remind you.
polite informal form
이거 얼마지요? How much is this? The person you are asking knows the price.
polite informal form
시간이 얼마나 걸리지요? How many hours does it take (again)? polite informal form
지금 몇 시 지? What time is it now? low form
여기가 어디지? Where is this place? Seems like you know where the place is and you are trying to retrieve the
information from your mind or have the other person remind you.low form
저것은 개지요?"
"아니요. 고양이지요


See Also