A/V-네요 — Discovery

-네요 is used to express surprise or wonder upon learning something through direct experience or when agreeing with something said by someone else. It is made by adding -네요 to the stems of adjectives and verbs. It corresponds to 'really', 'certainly', 'wow', or 'My(!)' in English.

Details

1. Expressing surprise or wonder upon learning something through direct experience:

A: 한국말을 정말 잘하시네요.

You really do speak Korean well. (While witnessing a friend speak Korean)

B: 아니에요. 더 많이 공부해야 돼요.

Not really. I have to study a lot more.

2. Agreeing with something said by someone else.

A: 오늘 날씨가 줍지요?

Isn't it cold today?

B: 네, 정말 줍네요.

Yes, it really is cold.

Comparison:

Kimchi Reader

Indicate that the speaker is impressed by a fact or situation they just learned about.