-지
ji
Grammar · 1 sense
Doesn't it?
Examples
설마 그 사람이랑 다시 사귀고 싶은 건 아니지?
You don't want to get back together with that person, do you?
When you'd hear it
-지 is common in casual spoken Korean, especially among friends, family, and people of similar age; it appears frequently in dramas. In polite conversation, speakers commonly use -죠 instead, while -지 can sound overly familiar with strangers or at work.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat -지 as a fixed equivalent of “doesn't it?”, but its force depends on context and intonation. It can also sound like a casual reminder or assertion, whereas -죠 is the polite form.
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