-는걸
-neun-geol
(I notice/realize) that...
An informal sentence-final ending used to express mild admiration or surprise at something newly noticed, or to state one's own opinion or reason in an explanatory tone.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -ㄴ걸 · -은걸 · -ㄴ걸요 · -는걸요 · -은걸요
Meanings
- 1
(informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker says a newly learned fact with admiration.
(두루낮춤으로) 말하는 사람이 새롭게 알게 된 사실을 감탄하듯이 말함을 나타내는 종결 어미.
※ 혼잣말로도 쓴다.
- 2
(informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when explaining one's thought or argument, or giving a reason for it.
(두루낮춤으로) 자기 생각이나 주장을 설명하듯 말하거나 그 근거를 댈 때 쓰는 종결 어미.
Examples
전시회를 직접 와 보니 생각보다 꽤 괜찮은걸?
Now that I've actually come to the exhibition, it's pretty good, better than I expected.
그 옷은 색깔도 예쁘고 모양도 날씬해 보여서 좋은걸.
That outfit has a pretty color and looks slimming, so I like it.
혼자 들기에는 짐이 너무 많은걸. 그래? 그럼 나랑 같이 나눠서 들자.
There's too much luggage to carry alone. Really? Then let's split it and carry it together.
요즘 여러 가지 큰일을 겪었더니 힘든 일이 있어도 이제는 아무렇지도 않은걸.
After going through so many big things lately, even hard things don't faze me anymore.
나는 다른 사람보다 먼저 너와 만나려고 미리 약속을 잡은걸.
I made plans in advance so I could meet you before anyone else.
지수가 한 말에 나도 화가 났지만 꾹 참은걸.
What Jisu said made me angry too, but I held it in.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는걸’ mean?
2. Which form means “(I notice/realize) that...”?