V/A + -고말고요 (Of course!, Naturally!, Without a doubt!)
Meaning: Of course! / Certainly! (strongly affirms or agrees with the interlocutor's question in conversation).
Conjugation & Pattern
- Present: V/A + -고말고요 | Noun (N) + -(이)고말고요
- Past: V/A + -았/었고말고요
- Casual: -고말고
Detailed Usage
Used in spoken Korean to emphatically answer a question in the affirmative by repeating the predicate with '-고말고요'.
Example Sentences
- 1
가: 한국 생활이 그렇게 좋아요? 나: 좋고말고요. 음식도 입에 맞고 사람들도 친절해요.
Ga: hanguk saenghwari geureotge jotayo? na: jotgomalgoyo. eumsikdo ibe matgo saramdeuldo chinjeolhaeyo.
A: Do you like life in Korea that much? B: Of course I do! The food suits my taste and people are kind.
- 2
가: 내일 모임에 꼭 오실 거지요? 나: 가고말고요.
Ga: naeil moime kkok osil geojiyo? na: gagomalgoyo.
A: You're definitely coming to tomorrow's gathering, right? B: Of course I'm coming!
- 3
젊었을 때는 어머니가 동네에서 아주 예뻤고말고요.
Jeolmeosseul ttaeneun eomeoniga dongneeseo aju yeppeotgomalgoyo.
When she was young, my mother was certainly very pretty in the neighborhood.
Important Notes
Written as a single unit without spaces (e.g., 좋고말고요).
