🌟 -ㄴ걸

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1. (두루낮춤으로) 말하는 사람이 새롭게 알게 된 사실을 감탄하듯이 말함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

1. -N-GEOL: (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used when the speaker says a newly learned fact with admiration.

🗣️ Usage Example:

할머니께서 벌써 도착하시다니 정말 빨리 오신걸.
Your grandmother's already here. she's here so fast.
거리가 여기에서 상당히 먼걸.
That's a long way from here.
이제 보니 유민이 그림 솜씨가 보통이 아닌걸.
Now i see that yoomin's painting skills are unusual.
♔ 엄마 나 수학 경시 대회에서 우수상 받았어요.
Mom, i won a math competition for excellence.
♕ 와! 우리 민준이 정말 대단한걸?
Wow! our minjun is amazing.

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2. (두루낮춤으로) 자기 생각이나 주장을 설명하듯 말하거나 그 근거를 댈 때 쓰는 종결 어미.

2. -N-GEOL: (informal addressee-lowering) A sentence-final ending used to explain one's thought or argument, or give a reason for it.

🗣️ Usage Example:

시험을 앞두고 떨리기는 우리도 마찬가진걸.
We're nervous about the exam, too.
민준이가 사과는 했지만 나는 아직도 기분이 나쁜걸.
Minjun apologized, but i still feel bad.
아팠던 기억은 이미 내 마음 속에서 지운걸.
I've already erased the painful memory from my mind.
커다란 자동차도 얼마 가지도 못하고 눈길에 멈춘걸.
A big car stopped in the snow before it could get far.
♔ 민준아, 그동안 많이 힘들었지?
Minjun, you've been having a hard time, right?
♕ 괜찮아. 이제는 다 끝난걸.
It's okay. it's over now.

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📚 Annotation: 주로 구어에서, '이다', '아니다', 받침이 없거나 'ㄹ' 받침인 동사와 형용사 또는 '-으시-' 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

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