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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. 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. 1. What does ‘-는구만’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “I see; how... (variant of -는구먼)”?