-지 그렇다
ji geureota
Grammar · 1 sense
how about, can we
Examples
그 단어를 모르면 사전에 찾아보지 그래요?
If you don't know that word, how about you look it up?
식당 구석에 저 의자 좀 치우지 그래요? 너무 낡아서 눈에 거슬려요.
Can you please put that chair in the corner of the restaurant away? It's so old, I don't like seeing it.
이제 출발 좀 하지 그래?
Can we get going now?
When you'd hear it
This is conversational and common among friends, family, and coworkers; adding 요 softens it but does not make it fully formal. Depending on intonation, especially in dramas or workplace talk, it can sound impatient or as though the solution is obvious, and it is uncommon in formal writing.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat it as a neutral alternative to -(으)면 어때요?, but -지 그래요? can imply criticism or pressure. Use -(으)면 어때요? for a more openly neutral suggestion.
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