-(는)구나, -(는)군요

-(는)구나, -(는)군요

When are they used?

You use -(는)구나 and -(는)군요 when you just realised or found out about something for the first time, mainly to express your realization. You can sometimes use them to show that you are surprised, but it depends n the intonation of your sentence.

1.

여기 있었어요. = It was here.

(존댓말) 여기 있었군요 = (I see that) it was here.

(반말) 여기 있었구나 (same meaning as above)

2.

생각보다 비싸요. = It's more expensive than I thought.

(존댓말) 생각보다 비싸군요. = (I see that) it is more expensive than I thought.

(반말) 생각보다 비싸구나 (same meaning as above)

3.

여기 살아요. = I live here. She lives here. They live here. etc.

(존댓말) 여기 사는 군요.  = (I see that) you live here.

(반말) 여기 사는구나 (same meaning as above)

Construction

[Past Tense]

Verb stem + -았/었/였군요

Verb stem + -았/었/였구나

[Present Tense]

Action verbs: Verb stem + -는군요/는구나

Descriptive verbs: Verb stem + -군요/구나

When you want to say "Noun + -이다", if the noun ends with a consonant, you keep the -이 and add -군요  or -구나.

Ex) 학생이군요 / 학생이구나.

But if the noun ends with a vowel, you drop the -이 and just add -군요 or -구나.

Ex) 이거군요 / 이거구나.

More Sample Sentences

1. 여기 진짜 넓구나!

This place is so big!

2. 이게 그거였군요!

So this is what you were talking about!

3. 이렇게 하는 거군요!

So this is how you do it!

4. 벌써 11월이구나

(I didn't realize before but) it's already November!

5. 어제도 만났군요.

(I didn't know before but I just found out that) you met yesterday too.