Unit 3: You Know That... (-μž–μ•„μš”)

πŸŒ™ Level 8 Β· High Advanced Fluency

Unit 3: You Know That... (-μž–μ•„μš”)

In Easy Korean, when you are stating a fact that the listener already knows, or you are gently reminding/rebuking them ("Come on, you know that..."), you use -μž–μ•„μš”.

Structure

Verb / Adjective Stem + -μž–μ•„μš” (For past tense, use the past stem: -μ•˜/μ—ˆ/μ˜€μž–μ•„μš”)

  • μΆ₯λ‹€ -> μΆ₯μž–μ•„μš” (You know it's cold / Come on, it's cold)
  • ν•˜λ‹€ -> ν–ˆμž–μ•„μš” (You know I did it / I told you I did it)

Usage

It is very common in everyday conversation. It asks for the listener's agreement on an obvious fact. - μ™œ μ•ˆ λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”? (Why aren't you eating?) - λ°°κ°€ λΆ€λ₯΄μž–μ•„μš”. (Come on, you know I'm full.)

Examples

  • 내일은 μΌμš”μΌμ΄μž–μ•„μš”. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ 늦게 μΌμ–΄λ‚˜λ„ λΌμš”. (You know tomorrow is Sunday. So it's okay to wake up late.)
  • μ œκ°€ μ–΄μ œ λ§ν–ˆμž–μ•„μš”! (Come on, I told you yesterday!)
  • λΉ„κ°€ μ˜€μž–μ•„μš”. μš°μ‚°μ„ κ°€μ Έκ°€μ„Έμš”. (Look, it's raining. Take an umbrella.)
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