Detailed Explanation
- State a reason the listener should already know - or possibly forgot
- Scold the listener for not heeding prior warnings if something bad happens
- Equivalent to "You ought to know..."
- Also "totally"
Usage
- ONLY conversational, ONLY among friends
- If scolding the listener about not heeding prior warnings, then a statement indicating WHAT that prior warning was is included
Usage Rules
Conjugation Table
| A | Past | ~았/었잖아요 |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ~잖아요 | |
| Future | ~(으)ㄹ 거잖아요 | |
| V | Past | ~았/었잖아요 |
| Present | ~잖아요 | |
| Future | ~(으)ㄹ 거잖아요 | |
| N | Past | 였/이었잖아요 |
| Present | (이)잖아요 |
* Note: Adjectives and Verbs use the same form.
Sentence Examples
* Note: I decided to do something different with these example sentences from here on out. For more fun, I'll write as if I were a character from a famous movie. Today: Star Wars.
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A 요다, 너도 한 때 젊었었잖아요.
Yoda, remember you were also young once.
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V 김연아의 소치 동계 올림픽 공연을 봤어요? 잘 했잖아요.
Did you see Kim Yuna's performance at the Sochi Winter Olympics? She was awesome!
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N 그거 오렌지라고 생각했어요? 아니야~ 귤이었잖아요.
Did you think that was called an "orange"? Nope~ You should know it's a mandarin.
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A 황제 팔파틴의 발표가 항상 지루했잖아요.
You know Emperor Palpatine's speeches are always soooo boring.
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V 장관 타킨을 찾을 수 없었어요? 그렇지, 나는 타킨을 포스 교살했잖아요.~
You can't find General Tarkin? That's right. I totally Force-choked him.~
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N 달이라고 생각했어요? 달은 아니었잖아요. 데스스타이었잖아요!
Do you think that's a moon? You outta know it's not a moon! It's a Death Star, duh!
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A 타투인의 여름은 덥잖아요.
You know Tatooine summers are always hot.
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V 난 요다한테서 포스훈련을 받잖아요.
You outta know I was trained by Yoda!
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N 쓰레기통이야? 아니~ 그것은 내 엑스윙 전투기잖아요.
Does that look like a trash can? No~ You outta know that's my X-wing fighter!
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A 내가 뭐라고 했어요? 쓰리피오는 자바와 친하다고잖아요.
What did I just say? 3PO has to be nice to Jabba.
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V 내가 짱이다! 나 혼자 데스스타를 파괴하잖아요!
I'm totally awesome! You know I blew up the Death Star all by myself!
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N 왜 이렇게 나빠요? 아빠! 난 아들이잖아요!~
Why are you so mean? Daddy! I'm your son!~
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A 너 스톰트루퍼가 되고 싶어요? 너무 키가 작잖아요.
You want to be a Stormtrooper? You outta know you're way too short.
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V 쉿! 비밀이야! 다스 베이더가 내 고향을 파괴할 거잖아요!
Shhh! It's a secret! Darth Vader will totally blow up my hometown!
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A 룩하고 아빠가 조정하면 전쟁이 끝날 거잖아요.
If Luke and Dad reconcile, then this war will totally be over.
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V 야호! 호스 행성에서 눈 사움할 거잖아요!
Yahoo! You should know we can totally have snowball fights on the Planet Hoth!
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A 한! 그것은 바보같은 생각이잖아!
Han! You outta know that's a completely idiotic idea!
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A 나와 한은 서로 사랑하니까 결혼하면 완전할 거잖아요.~~
You know since Han and I love each other so much, if we get married it'll be totally perfect!~~
Past Tense— 다스 베이더 - Darth Vader
Present Tense— 룩 스카이워커 - Luke Skywalker
Future Tense— 레어 공주 - Princess Leia
Propositions & Imperatives—
