Easy Korean - Level 6, Unit 20: As you know / Come on... (-μž–μ•„μš”)

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Easy Korean - Level 6, Unit 20: As you know / Come on... (-μž–μ•„μš”)

In the final unit of Level 6, we will learn an incredibly common ending used in casual and polite conversation: -μž–μ•„μš”.

What does -μž–μ•„μš” mean?

You use -μž–μ•„μš” when you are stating a fact that you believe the listener already knows.

Depending on your tone of voice, it can translate to: * "As you know..." * "Don't you remember?" * "Come on, you know that..." * "I told you so!"

How to Conjugate

Just attach -μž–μ•„μš” directly to the verb or adjective stem. No irregular changes are needed!

  • κ°€λ‹€ -> κ°€μž–μ•„μš” (You know I am going)
  • λ§›μžˆλ‹€ -> λ§›μžˆμž–μ•„μš” (Come on, you know it's delicious)
  • μ•Œλ‹€ -> μ•Œμž–μ•„μš” (You know it! / You already know)

Past Tense: Attach to the past tense stem (-μ•˜/μ—ˆ/μ˜€) * λ¨Ήλ‹€ -> λ¨Ήμ—ˆ -> λ¨Ήμ—ˆμž–μ•„μš” (You know I ate it / I already told you I ate it) * ν–ˆλ‹€ -> ν–ˆμž–μ•„μš” (I did it, remember?)

Nouns: Add -(이)μž–μ•„μš” * 학생 -> ν•™μƒμ΄μž–μ•„μš” (You know I'm a student) * μ € -> μ €μž–μ•„μš” (It's me, remember?)

Tone is Everything!

Because -μž–μ•„μš” assumes the listener knows the fact, using it too strongly can sound annoyed ("I told you already!"). Using it softly sounds like a gentle reminder ("As you know...").

  • A: μ™œ μ•ˆ λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”? (Why aren't you eating?) B: μ € λ‹€μ΄μ–΄νŠΈ ν•˜μž–μ•„μš”. (You know I'm on a diet.)

  • A: 였늘 μ™œ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ§Žμ•„μš”? (Why are there so many people today?) B: 였늘 κΈˆμš”μΌμ΄μž–μ•„μš”. (Come on, it's Friday, you know.)

  • A: κ·Έ μ˜ν™” μ§„μ§œ μŠ¬νŽμ–΄. (That movie was really sad.) B: λ‚΄κ°€ μŠ¬ν”Œ 거라고 ν–ˆμž–μ•„μš”! (I TOLD you it would be sad!)

Example Sentences

  1. 이 식당은 항상 μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ§Žμž–μ•„μš”. (As you know, this restaurant always has a lot of people.)
  2. μš°λ¦¬λŠ” μΉœκ΅¬μž–μ•„μš”. (Come on, we're friends!)
  3. μ–΄μ œ μ œκ°€ λ§ν–ˆμž–μ•„μš”. (I told you yesterday, remember?)
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