V/A + -네요 – Oh, it is…! (Exclamatory Polite Ending)

Conjugation & Pattern

• Stem (with or without patchim, except ㄹ) + -네요 (예쁘네요, 좋네요, 잘하네요)
• Stem ending in ㄹ -> Drop ㄹ + -네요 (살다 -> 사네요, 멀다 -> 머네요, 달다 -> 다네요)
• Noun (N): with patchim + 이네요 | without patchim + 네요

Detailed Usage

Used to express spontaneous surprise, admiration, or realization about a fact that the speaker has just directly experienced.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   한국말을 정말 잘하시네요!

   Hangungmareul jeongmal jalhasineyo!

   You speak Korean really well!

2. 2

   오늘 날씨가 생각보다 꽤 춥네요.

   Oneul nalssiga saenggakboda kkwae chumneyo.

   The weather today is quite a bit colder than I thought!

3. 3

   방이 아주 넓고 깨끗하네요.

   Bangi aju neopgo kkaekkeuthaneyo.

   The room is very spacious and clean!