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-네 :: Aja Aja Grammar

Brief Explanation

-네 indicates that the speaker is stating something that is new information. It goes at the end of a verb, and 요 can be added for politeness! It is also often used to indicate surprise or that something goes against one’s expectations.

English Equivalent

wow!, huh, or other small expressions of surprise can be a good expression in English similar to -네. However, there are many times in subtitles or written translations that 네 is simply omitted since adding these little exclamations would feel awkward in the context.

Example Sentences

(these are my own translations of original Korean content written by webtoon authors. links to webtoons are below!)

이쯤 되니까 나야말로 궁금해지네!

Now that it’s come to this, even I have gotten curious!

:: 존잘주의

이후안* 많이 컸네 ㅋㅋ 사람들 눈도 신경 쓸 줄 알고

Hu-an, you’ve really grown up, huh? haha You’ve even learned to care how other people are looking at you.

와, 맞네요! 아니면 민망할 뻔했는데

Wow! That’s right! Otherwise, it would have been embarrassing…

::반귀

이 짓도 슬슬 지겹네. 큰 거 한방이 있어야 나락 갈 텐데…

Wow, I’m getting tired of this too. I’ll need something big to really bring him down…

::별을 삼킨 너에게

정말이지… 갈수록 제멋대로 구시네요, 폐하.

So it’s true… You’re going rogue more and more each day, huh, Your Majesty.

::황후를 훔친 이는 누구인가

가시방석이 따로 없네 진짜!

Really, this is one hell of a hot seat!

아주 공부 납셨네

Wow, here comes the princess… (this is a very sarcastic or snarky comment made by the “villain” of this webtoon : ) )

::홍대바이브

links under the cut!

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character story:

An old man used to have a 羽 우 feathery beard on his 公 공 wrinkly face. (公 ‘s true meaning is public, but it looks like some sleepy eyes over a large nose).

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character story:

By taking the **丿**grains from a **米 미** rice plant you can share them with the village.

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There are no associated words in modern Korean with this character (why is it in the Hanja test then? Got me).

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character story:

The village is made from 田전 fields cultivated on the 土토 earth.

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Vocab:

里 리 distance measure ; village

千里萬里 천리만리 a long distance

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