V/A+ 지요?
It is used to confirm the information or the fact that the speaker already knows with confidence. Use ‘-지요’ after the verb stem, and use ‘이지요’ after the noun.
출퇴근 시간에는 길이 많이 막히지요?
There is a traffic jam during rush hour, isn’t there?
한국의 여름은 정말 무덥지요?
Summer in Korea is really hot, isn’t it?
한국은 과일이 정말 비싸지요?
Korean fruit is really expensive, isn’t it?
Conversation:
저 가수 노래 정말 잘하지요?
That singer sings really well, doesn’t he?
네, 정말 잘하는군요. 이번 신곡이 참 좋아요.
Yes, he does. I like his new song very much.
지난번 앨범도 좋았지요?
His last album was good, wasn’t it?
네, 하지만 저는 이번 앨범이 더 좋아요.
Yes, it was, but I like this album better.
Related words
신곡 a new song
앨범 an album
하지만 but
좋다 to like
출퇴근 시간 rush hour
여름 summer
무덥다 to be really hot