-구려

Meanings

1. 1

   (formal, moderately addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used to indicate that the speaker is impressed by a newly realized fact.

   (예사 높임으로) 새롭게 알게 된 사실에 감탄함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

   ※ ‘이다’, 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

2. 2

   (formal, moderately addressee-raising) A sentence-final ending used when recommending something or gently ordering the other person.

   (예사 높임으로) 상대방에게 권유하거나 완곡하게 시킴을 나타내는 종결 어미.

   ※ 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

• 정말 고운 처자이구려.

  What a truly lovely young lady she is.

• 벚꽃이 참 흐드러지게 피었구려.

  My, the cherry blossoms have bloomed so beautifully.

• 어릴 적에 살던 곳인데 그새 많이 변했구려.

  This is where I lived as a child, but it's changed so much since then.

• 아직도 세상 물정을 모르다니 참으로 딱하시구려.

  Still not knowing how the world works — how truly pitiful.

• 당신도 이제 많이 늙었구려. 가는 세월 앞에 장사가 있겠어요?

  You've grown quite old too, haven't you. Who can stand against the passing years?

• 여보, 손님 시장하실 테니 저녁상 들이구려.

  Dear, our guest must be hungry, so bring in the dinner table.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

• -는구려how...! (old-fashioned exclamation)Lv 6