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-는구만
I see; how... (variant of -는구먼)
A dialectal/informal variant spelling of '-는구먼', used the same way to note or express admiration at something the speaker has just newly noticed.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -구만
Meanings
- 1
→ -는구먼
Examples
입춘도 다 지났는데 아직도 눈이 오는구먼.
Spring has already begun, and yet it's still snowing.
그러게. 봄이 오려면 더 기다려야 하나 보네.
Right, I guess we'll have to wait longer for spring to really come.
민준이는 마흔이 다 되어서야 장가를 가는구먼.
So Minjun is finally getting married, at nearly forty.
유민이는 굽이 높은 구두를 신고도 잘 걷는구먼.
Yumin walks well even in high-heeled shoes, I see.
영수 아버지는 아침에 약수터를 일찍 다녀오시는구먼.
I see Yeongsu's father goes to the mineral spring early in the morning.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는구만’ mean?
2. Which form means “I see; how... (variant of -는구먼)”?