-로군(요)/로구나/로구먼/로고
rogun(yo)/roguna/rogumeon/rogo
Grammar · 1 sense
New information, strong reaction
Examples
그 남자 말이로군요.
Ah, you're talking about that man. (That's who you're talking about)
그래서 기분이 안 좋은 거로구나.
I see -- so that's why you're not in a good mood.
그건 그냥 마음이 변했기 때문... 아니, 그게 아니로군요.
That's simply because she changed her mind... no, wait, that's not it.
When you'd hear it
로군요 is polite but somewhat formal, and appears in explanatory speech, dramas, and writing. 로구나 is familiar or used in self-talk, while 로구먼 and 로고 sound literary or old-fashioned and are uncommon in everyday conversation.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat this as a neutral form of “to be,” but it marks a newly realized fact with a strong reaction. Compared with -네요, it usually sounds more emphatic and deliberate rather than simply noting an observation.
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