Tata Bahasa Korea Adjective, Verb -(으)ㄴ/는데요

Adjective, Verb -(으)ㄴ/는데요

1.  This form is used to express one’s disagreement with or opposition to what somebody says. It corresponds to ‘Well(in my case)’ in English.

1. Formulir ini digunakan untuk mengekspresikan ketidaksetujuan seseorang dengan atau perlawanan terhadap apa yang orang bilang. Hal ini sesuai dengan 'Well (dalam kasus saya)' dalam bahasa Inggris.


For adjectives, when the stem ends in a vowel, -ㄴ데요 is used, and when it ends in a consonant -은데요 is used.

For verbs, -는데요 is added to the stem.

2. This form is also used to express the expectation of, or waiting for, a response from the other person and corresponds to ‘…and?’ or ‘…but?’ in English.

3.This form is also used to express the speaker’s surprise at discovering or feeling something unexpected when observing a situation. It corresponds to ‘(I’m surprised to learn that)… is so…’ in English.

>> present tense adjective, 이다, No final Consonant –>> -ㄴ데요

ex) 바쁜데요. 의사인데요.

>> present tense adjective, Final Consonant –>> -은데요

ex) 많은데요. 높은데요. 그렇지 않은데요.

>> present tense verb, both –>> -는데요

ex) 사는데요. 읽는데요. 있는데요. 없는데요. 먹는데요.

>> Past tense verb and adjective, both –>> 았/었는데요

ex) 샀는데요. 바빴는데요. 의사였는데요.

SEE these transform cases ( Base form -> A/V + (으)ㄴ/는데요

예쁘다 (is pretty) a. / 예쁜데요

보다 (see) v. / 보는데요

작다(is small) a. / 작은데요

듣다(listen) v. / 듣는데요

피곤하다(is tired) a. / 피곤한데요

일하다(work) v. / 일하는데요

힘들다(is hard) a. / 힘든데요 (irregular)

만들다(make) v. / 만드는데요 (irregular)

덥다(is hot) a. / 더운데요 (irregular)

살다(live) v. / 사는데요 (irregular)

친절했다(was kind) pt-a. / 친절했는데요

받았다(received) pt-v. / 받았는데요

편했다(was easy) pt-a. / 편했는데요

찾았다(found) pt-v. / 찾았는데요