The 거야/거예요 ending in Korean - How does it work?

Learn more about the 거야/거예요 ending in this video lesson with Hyunwoo.
If you don't already know the future tense ending, -ㄹ 거예요, you can check out the lesson here:
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And this lesson is about the "other" usages of 거야/거예요 that you might see in Korean sentences.
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[@corey_el]

No wonder I hear 거야 so often in songs! Now I know its for dramatic or poetic effect...

[@rioninja_]

Lmao

[@MiuXiu]

I was getting into the dramatic story about calling Yeji, I want to hear more LOL

[@hanoody1117]

same ! felt so sad not knowing what happened at the end of the story lol

[@mdreamercloud5481]

You made me laugh after having a terrible dramatic day. Thank you 😊

[@KeekiNoJutsu]

Korean is so interesting but things like this make it so difficult to learn 😭 so many grammar rules and all of them are SO SPECIFIC

[@MiuXiu]

Annie Bytes they come together and click and make sense with time, keep it up!

[@Rtong98]

No need to stress, we’re just learning all the tools in the Korean toolkit 1 day at a time :)

[@gabriellekahts6787]

Teaching English in Korea and I can tell you now, I'd rather learn Korean than English first. English is ridiculous. 할수있어요!

[@KeekiNoJutsu]

@@gabriellekahts6787 yes English is ridiculous, I never said it was easy, it is my second language. But I think it doesn't have grammar rules that carry a specific kind of "feeling". I've been learning Korean for 3 years and I have learnt at least 10 ways to say "because" and they're all different and if I don't use it properly I sound like fool 🙃😂

[@gabriellekahts6787]

@@KeekiNoJutsu I feel like a fool all the time when I speak Korean! 😄 Thankfully that's why we're learning. I don't think any Korean expects you to speak perfectly from the beginning. Good luck!

[@valentinweber5192]

거야 is one of the words that made me love the Korean language. I think it is a beautiful sounding language and hearing words like 거야 makes me happy.

[@LovePantsu]

Yes! Along with 그냥

[@nihatbozkurt1197]

same honestly haha when people use it i think that they immediately sound more native

[@재-k7k]

I don't know why but the way they edit their videos is always really amusing without being distracting

[@CSS916]

This was my Twitter question. Thanks Hyunwoo for answering it so clearly!

[@elly7739]

It dawned on me at 5:15 that since 거 means thing, then saying 거예요 is similar to when I start my sentence with "the thing is..." And I start my sentences like that all the time lol

[@aliciaquintiliano514]

Coincidentally, I was studying about it yesterday with a friend but we got really confused! Thank you for this video!! ❤

[@whatever1068]

I was thinking about it today!

[@thewniverse]

This lesson is very important! I have been learning for about 1 year and 3 months and this was the most struggling to me. Saying this i also have a question! ~으면 meaning both "if" and "when" but sometimes these translations dont make sense so maybe there can be some clarification! Thank you so much

[@shei8296]

He’s the best teacher hands down

[@인태호-d5d]

Yes!

[@grimmjowjeaguerjaquez5065]

Whenever i try to learn something more of korean grammar, i compare it with japanese (i have a basic understanding of it) and it clicks much more faster than if i wanted to understand the concept with english structures or explanations. Korean is truly a foreign language in terms of building up meanings, that’s why i love of it

[@rahadiyandewangga5141]

I love how this channel always provides quality content and discusses important matters foreigners are usually confused about. Thanks, Hyunwoo!

[@deb4908]

Thank you so much. I’ve heard this a few times in dramas recently and thought I was hearing the future tense but it didn’t seem appropriate. It makes so much more sense now.

[@alliahrose2878]

this makes my language learning so hard so many ending sentences.😭 i need to be familiar to all of that as much as possible.

[@Wheepupsdimple]

The way Hyunwoo said "Let me explain" @4:27 looked and sounded like he got caught doing something wrong 😅 okay, back to studying!

[@bethmarch4323]

Moomoo ! Wheein biased also !

[@leadavids7951]

One of my friends is a huge anime fan and introduced me to one of her friends that she made through it and surprisingly that friend is learning Korean just like me(but she’s better at it) so whenever I just learned something I text her about it and we start having random conversations in Korean😂

[@cryalopez9534]

Wow thank you for this lesson! That -는 거에요 thing had me confused for a long time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@Sara-yi6dq]

Thank you for your thourough explanations! There's no one that explains the nuances as thourough and simple as you, Mr. Sun! :)Please keep these very infomative videos coming :D

[@parkdojeong]

샘 진짜 감사합니다!!!

[@lpp99]

Thanks so much Talk To Me in Korean! That's something I am curious for a very long time. Even I asked directly to some Korean people, they couldn't answer it (maybe they know how to use it but not to explain it). Finally I know why people use 거야/거예요. And I have another question about ㄴ다. I want to know the difference if we say: 사랑해! and 사랑한다! or if we ate something and then: 맛있다! and 맛있어! I glanced once but I couldn't find the video telling about this. (if I missed it could you please tell me) So if You are going to make another video, I hope you will explain this. Thanks so much! 감사합니다!

[@Sapa56]

유튜브에서 영상을 많이 봤는데 이 문법을 계속 보는 거에요. 그런데 이 영상은 우연히 봐서 이제 이해할 수 있어요. 정말 고마워요 ~~

[@nataliameylunas117]

감사합니다! I am a beginner, and your videos are truly a treasure.

[@mariadelosangeles1487]

Hyunwoo: "don't over use it" Me: 오늘은 물을 마시는 거예요 :3

[@muhamadekocahyono2661]

아.. 진짜요 😆

[@CharIott3]

So the second usage is more for emphasis or when you're being dramatic about a story/situation. The other person is expecting you to continue with another sentence explaining what happened after you did *so and so* .

[@ela1187]

You are the best teacher! Please never stop making lessons

[@mennasaleh8732]

you’re a life saver thanks for the explanation

[@Chandieschan]

와... 정말 감사합니다. 이 주제를 무슨 뜻인지 오랫동안 되게 고민했는데 이제 알게돼서 정말 고맙습니다 😍

[@지배의도구]

한국어를 모국어로 사용하는 사람들에게는 그냥 자연스런 쓰임인데 외국인 입장에서 생각해보면 정말 어려울 듯합니다. 선현우님 정말 설명 잘 하시네요. 이 내용 한국어로 설명하라고 해도 한국인들 대부분이 어려워 할 겁니다. ㅎ

[@Chandieschan]

지배의도구 네 맞습니다. 저도 그런 생각이었어요. 😊 ^^ 선생님 설명 잘 했습니다

[@ionlystanbts8889]

Sir you teach excellent 👌👌👌

[@AnnaCecilia95]

This is so useful! Thanks again, 현우 선생님!

[@สุรีรัตน์ไมตรีมิตร-ห1ถ]

감사합니다

[@mavicalikusu]

고맙습니다 🖤

[@copeium400]

Thank you so much for this! This has always been one of the things that has always confused me the most!!

[@WoinshetKebede-mg5dg]

Thank you my best teacher 😍

[@itsmet559]

This is a really good video. I'm always looking for further clarification outside of what's available in textbooks. Great explanation!

[@kasrahere]

이제 집에 가는 거야... *dramatic face* this one works so well when you wanna joke around hahahs right?

[@girlwithapearlearring4522]

Wait.. does 갈 거야 work as well? I’m confused lll

[@Thinkerbelle486]

Hahahaha I'm wheezing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hiddenmoaandstayarmy2155]

@@girlwithapearlearring4522 it works but it isn't dramatic its just that you Will go home. It's just the ending for the future tense. So... 가는 거야 = I will go home, in a dramatic way And 갈 거야 is just : I will go home If you didn't get it watch the video in the discription box cause I know I'm bad at explaining things. But I hope I could help in some way.

[@girlwithapearlearring4522]

hiddenMoa and ArmY Nono you explained it perfectly, thank you!! 💜💜

[@hiddenmoaandstayarmy2155]

@@girlwithapearlearring4522 you're welcome 💕 💜

[@Ami2404]

Thank you so much from Argentina, you're great teachers! 🤗 I love your lessons!

[@irinadobrotina504]

I love your lessons!! Amazing explanation!!

[@yaelfree1670]

please add my support to the compliments. and in my language: השיעורים שלך הם בגדר תענוג אינטלקטואלי. הכי משובחים שיש. תודה מקרב לב 🌹

[@tunggulsportpetanahan6916]

정말 감사합니다 선생님🙏🙏 What differences between 이미 and 벌써 설명해주세요 🙏

[@TheAjirawadee]

Thank you so much you are the best teacher ever so do not stop teaching please ❤️

[@MarariaCan]

excelente explicación. Muchas graicas

[@marialuisaachille9608]

선현우 선생님 안녕하세요! This lesson was extremely clear!! ...그리고 이 수업은 정말 너무 너무 유용합니다. 가르치셔서 항상 감사합니다!^^ 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Wheepupsdimple]

현우쌤, 감사합니다!

[@aleesha7152]

Thank you so so much for these lessons! I've made big improvements

[@arim47mowe]

I don't speak english very well but I was so interested in this video that I didn't even notice I've understood everything. THANK YOU !

[@kennyjonespiquero4147]

Go Billy also said that 는 거예요 could mean that you are emphasizing the SUBJECT of the sentence. 한국에 가시는 거예요 ? Are YOU going to Korean ? 한국에 가세요 ? Are you GOING to Korean ?

[@eyzamiz6157]

감사해요!

[@ulanaa541]

Thank you!

[@LimeBoy-oo6ph]

저는 몇 년 동안 한국어를 배우려 했지만 아직도 '거야/예요'라는 문장 끝을 별로 이해하지 못해요. 이 영상이 되게 도움이 돼서 감사합니다.

[@tanzimparveen4036]

이 레슨에 너무 감사합니다.

[@liz6735]

설명이 완벽했어요. 사실 이 문법에 대해서 많이 궁금해하고 있었어요. 고마워요 특히 이 부분을 드디어 배웠어요~ (친구에게 제가 얘기하는 걸 상상하세요. 반말을 연습이에용) 1.야! 뭐 하는 거야?! ㅋㅋㅋ 2. 내일 롯데월드에 우리가 같이 가는 거 맞아? 3. 어제 친구와 식당에 들렸는데 문 열어도 직원들이 없는 거야...

[@fork9830]

when you wanna say something funny but nothing comes into your mind

[@Ben-pe9tg]

This has confused me forever! I have asked Korean friends about it, but they weren't really able to explain it. Thank you so much for this lesson!

[@lanana0]

I love your videos, you always keep it fairly simple and engaging 😁👍🏻. I still have a long way though, I always forget everything I've learned when I need to actually speak Korean 😭😭

[@Auraureole]

Thank you so muuch

[@chokiecaya7834]

i came across this video today. what a beautiful morning to see my fave 선생님!

[@NadiuskaQuezadaleón]

Gracias los amo son los mejores

[@j.r.villalobos]

I ALWAys listening in talk to me in korean you guys are so funny I'm really enjoying.. Listening and your voice makes me sleepy and I always do listening and. I always fall asleep

[@nataliapinheiro3025]

great lesson, thank you!! also the editing is so great lmao

[@talktomeinkorean]

Thanks! 😃

[@msytangelique3830]

고맙습니다 서생님!

[@thoniesh]

I dont know how I missed this lesson. Lol..."지금 뭐 하시는 거야?" From dramas always gave me the sense of "What the heck are you doing/do you think you are doing?" especially because of the 지금 part...lol

[@JChang-kn6mx]

To TTMIK Teachers, I have been stuck on a topic for a while now and Ive seen all the TTMIK grammar lessons on it but didnt seem to find an answer. Its about how to use past tense and present tense with noun groups using descriptive words. For action verbs it is -(으)ㄴ 거 (for past tense) -은/는 거 (for present tense) -(으)ㄹ 거 (for future tense) But for descriptive words like 비싸다, 작다... -(으)ㄹ 거 (for future) -(으)ㄴ 거 (for present and past?) So is there a distinction between past and present for descriptive verbs too For example: 좋은 거 a good thing/a thing i like 좋을 거 a thing that will be good/a thing i'll like 좋는 거??? 존 거??? A thing i liked/a thing that was good. Thank you if anyone could answer this question for me Id appreciate it very much.

[@Babydollxoxoxo]

당신은 너무 지미있어요🌸😂

[@Ruth-bc3lx]

Very clear. 갑사합니다!

[@rachelhankoreanteacher1628]

갑사합니다. -> 감사합니다 ^^

[@НурсулуМурат]

Wow thank you so much 😘

[@subtleartofdisappointment5867]

Could you do a video on 보다 and it’s very many uses and meanings, and more specifically, how -봤자 can mean useless?

[@Bluwoo-ct6wz]

Korean is fun to learn especially self teaching 😊 thank you for existing 감사합니다

[@arinaignatyeva4297]

Thanks. very very good lessons and explanations

[@black_antz87]

Thanks bro..

[@ericacheung4457]

Very clear explanation and easy to understand. Another useful video from TTMIK - Thank You!! :)

[@junfagyan7813]

Can you please make a video on tips or techniques on how to memorize hangul vocabulary. Thank you sir.

[@natachav9534]

Hyunwoo, you are the absolutely most beautiful man on this earth. I thought it was Jay Park, but I was wrong. It’s you! Your wife is a lucky woman!

[@MiuXiu]

Purple Queen hahaha great comment. He is pretty dang handsome!

[@girlwithapearlearring4522]

Yea lol 😝 but 김태형... no one is ever more handsome than him ✨💜

[@양지혜-i3h]

@@girlwithapearlearring4522 Okay, just let people compliment Hyunwoo without comparing everything to BTS (I'm an ARMY too but it's a bit rude to write that when nothing here has to do with BTS). Not trying to be mean, this is just some advice :)

[@girlwithapearlearring4522]

Athena Cruz-Albrecht I’m sorry 😅😅I thought it was appropriate because the original commenter was talking about Jay Park, another celeb lol.. I’ll take down the comment if you want 😖

[@양지혜-i3h]

@@girlwithapearlearring4522 Oh, no, I didn't mean that. Sorry, I was being a bit harsh. Your comment is fine. :) 죄송해용!

[@ruchaarole6985]

actually am a beginner and even being able to translate some small sentences makes me happy!

[@justjanine]

Omg finally!!!! Thanks for this! Been wondering about this for forever

[@talktomeinkorean]

Glad you liked it, Jan G 😊

[@liz6735]

설명이 완벽했어요. 고마워요

[@annakan7591]

Hello, are these sentenses of the same meanings :우리 오늘 만나지요? ~ 우리 오늘 만난 거 맞아요? Sorry for possible mistakes😬😬😬😬😬🤯

[@annakan7591]

@@애옹-l6n 감사합니다 😊

[@professorr.5427]

Brilliant explanation. Very concise. Thank you. 💐

[@ScatheMinx]

감사함니다!

[@rachelhankoreanteacher1628]

감사함니다. ->감사합니다. ^^

[@ScatheMinx]

@@rachelhankoreanteacher1628 Oh thank you. I mostly make this mistake. Stay safe! :D

[@rachelhankoreanteacher1628]

@@ScatheMinx Feel free to ask questions if you need practice.^^한국어문장을 여러번 빠르게 소리내서 따라읽어보세요. 듣기 실력이 훨씬 좋아지고, 한국어 발음도 많이 좋아질꺼에요. Read Korean sentences out loud several times quickly. Your listening skills will be much better and your Korean pronunciation will be much better!!!! 😊

[@taefoxyylove4011]

Thank you sir for your nice explain

[@lanietorres]

Hi I’ve just watched your video with Cheri (Filipina) really nice though. Now I subscribed to your channel straight away..God bless !! 🇵🇭🇬🇧

[@talktomeinkorean]

Thank you, Lisa! 감사합니다 😊

[@1..1.]

안녕하세요, TTMIK 분들은 재미있게 가르쳐 주셔서 너무 감사해요. 질문 하나 있는데, 대부분 이야기에서 보는 ~삼 으로 끝나는 건 무슨 의민지 못찾었요. 예를 들면 -삶이 그렇게 귀찮으삼? -한번만 겸손 해져보삼~ 이 '삼'을 설명해주세요?

[@산화마그네슘]

큰 뜻이 있는 건 아니고, 친근한 사이에서 조금 귀엽게? 말하는 겁니다. 귀찮으삼? = 귀찮으세요?, 귀찮니? 겸손해져 보삼 = 겸손해져 보세요. 겸손해져 볼래. 보통 톡같은 거 할 때 쓰는 경우가 있어요. 말해보3 이런식으로 쓰기도 하고 .. 요즘엔 유행 지나서 잘 안쓰는 것 같기도 한데 ㅎㅎ

[@koreantutorskikigogo403]

거; the fact that, the thing that, 우리는 지금 한국어를 공부하는거예요.

[@user-dd7kl5cw1p]

우리 지금 한국어 공부하는 거 맞아요? 😱

[@girlwithapearlearring4522]

Marcus Lui 그렇게 생각합니다 ㅎㅎ

[@IrfanKhan-iz9ye]

Really interesting 🙂!

[@Evangeline-V1]

Thank you Hyunwoo ssi. I will keep in mind that I have to add a little bit of surprise for the first usage but I don’t have to worry about the second usage because I’m not a drama queen lol.

[@amysingharia7]

I had this question that maybe quite irrelevant but..... here we go Q: Can we use adjective in Korean the way we use them in English? For example 'handsome' is used in these two sentences : 1. He is very handsome 2. The manager must get a handsome salary. So does Korean work the same? Also is it correct to say : "잘 생긴 급여"? I would be very thankful for your help. 😄

[@f.towers8856]

great video!

[@luizazukharieva2559]

Thank you so much for the lesson!!!!!!

[@jonalyntolentino7598]

Thank you verry helpfull your video thumbs up done great

[@ayaaj1324]

So helpful 😍 Thanks 💕

[@carrierider5700]

Ohh I roughly knew this, but I had some misunderstanding and probably a tendency of overusing it. Thanks!

[@Raizle00]

Whenever I'm watching TTMIK videos, it feels like learning Korean is sooooo easy. 😊

[@인태호-d5d]

It is hard to try this but just new right studying makes perfect "THANK YOU" ♡♡♡♡ ☆☆

[@_filifjonkan4290]

Using the future tense to tell a story in the past. I used to get very confused about that. Not anymore. It’s Korean, expect the unexpected.

[@izzyxo584]

Hi! I always thought of 는 거다 was like the verb equivalent of 이/가. Can it be used like "is that the thing that you're doing?" Like for example, if you see your friend sitting down but you can't see what they're doing very clearly, could you say something like "TV를 보는 거야?" to mean "Are you watching TV?" (is that what you're doing? Not texting, reading, knitting etc.). Or does it have to confirm something that you already know? Thank you in advance :)

[@jpnswb831]

i would like an answer to this question as well

[@EklavyaJha-j2s]

Keep it up chhingu..

[@narthasis3249]

Hello, I have a question ...shouldnt we aslo distinguish present and past? in the last sentence 어제 ...안 받은 거예요? I saw it in dramas also with past tense like ...기절한 겁니까? or 그거 오늘 산 건데...thanks for clarification :) I appreciate very much explaining this usage...Great work!

[@supechube_k]

yeah but in the sentence 집에 왔는데 아무도 없는 거야, 오다 is in past tense already

[@Jihanshi]

I can read hungul .but not hanja. without knowing what it means. I learn it in a day.. But learning grammar, knowing words and sentences in order is the only thing that takes time. I can also read japanese Hiragana and katakana but not kanji. The same problem is with too

[@rachelhankoreanteacher1628]

한자는 많이 어렵지요 ^^ 일본어도 할 수 있다니! 멋져요!!!

[@aurora-hb4dr]

i feel like a parrot when i repeat after him ahhaha

[@nesrineakl1940]

Well korean is all about nuances of speech

[@susan1302]

Me, to me: What are you doing now? Me, again: Asking for clarification! Me: Intriguing!