Part 26 - Expressing Surprise

Part 26.1 - ~네요 — Expresses Surprise / Admiration

Basic Information

The ending ~네요 is used to express surprise, admiration, or being impressed when you experience or realize something.
It’s often used when you discover something new or notice something interesting in the moment.

You can add ~네요 to **descriptive verbs** (adjectives) and **action verbs**.

Grammar Rule

Here’s how to use it:

• Verb / Adjective stem + 네요

Examples:

• 춥다 → 추워요 → 추워요. (It’s cold.) → 추워요! (It’s cold!) → 추우네요! (Oh, it’s cold!) → expresses surprise
• 예쁘다 → 예쁘네요! (Oh, it’s pretty!)

Example Sentences

Korean	English
맛있네요!	Oh, it’s delicious!
날씨가 좋네요!	Oh, the weather is nice!
예쁘네요!	Oh, it’s pretty!
정말 빠르네요!	Wow, it’s really fast!
많이 배웠네요!	Wow, you’ve learned a lot!

Important Notes

• ~네요 is used when you are genuinely surprised or impressed.
• It is a **polite informal** ending (can be used with anyone except in very formal situations).
• It is very common in spoken Korean — you’ll hear it a lot in conversation!

Summary

Use ~네요 when expressing surprise, admiration, or noticing something in the moment.
It adds a natural tone to your conversation.

Common TOPIK I Patterns

• Adjective stem + 네요 — Oh, it’s (Adjective)! → expressing surprise about a state
• Verb stem + 네요 — Oh, you (did Verb)! / Oh, it (Verb-ed)! → expressing surprise about an action or result

End of Lesson

Now you know how to use **~네요** to sound more natural and expressive in Korean!
This is a very useful and common pattern to add surprise or admiration to your speech.
Try using it when you notice something new around you! 화이팅! 🌟

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