-는구먼
-neun-gumeon
I see; how... (noticing)
An informal sentence-final ending used to note or express admiration at something the speaker has just newly noticed — similar to '-는구나' but used more by older speakers.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Adjective, 이다, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -구먼 · -구먼요 · -는구먼요
Meanings
- 1
(informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to indicate that the speaker notices or is impressed by a newly learned fact.
(두루낮춤으로) 새롭게 알게 된 사실에 주목하거나 감탄함을 나타내는 종결 어미.
※ 주로 구어나 혼잣말에서, 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
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.
입춘도 다 지났는데 아직도 눈이 오는구먼. 그러게. 봄이 오려면 더 기다려야 하나 보네.
Spring has already begun, and yet it's still snowing. Right, I guess we'll have to wait longer for spring to really come.
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.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-는구먼’ mean?
2. Which form means “I see; how... (noticing)”?