What does (이)지요 mean in Korean?

(이)지요 is a sentence ending used to seek or confirm agreement, similar to “right?” or “isn’t it?” in English. It adds a friendly, confirming tone to a statement.

What is the difference between 지요 and 이지요?

Use 이지요 when the word ends in a consonant (e.g., 학생 → 학생이지요). Use 지요 when the word ends in a vowel (e.g., 의사 → 의사지요). The meaning remains the same — the form just depends on pronunciation.

Can (이)지요 be used in questions and statements?

Yes! As a statement : 오늘 날씨 좋지요. (The weather is nice, isn’t it?) As a question : 그분이 선생님이지요? (He’s a teacher, right?)

Is there a difference between (이)지요 and (이)죠?

No major difference — 죠 is the contracted and more casual version of 지요 , commonly used in spoken Korean.

Is (이)지요 formal or informal?

(이)지요 is polite , and suitable in most everyday conversations. It’s not overly formal, but not casual like 반말 either.

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Grammar Point	Pattern	Example
Expressing confirmation in Korean	Verb / Adjective / Noun + (이)지요	오늘 날씨가 좋지요?
Writing dates in Korean	Year + Month + Day	2024년 1월 1일
Expressing acts of service with -아/어 주다	Verb Stem + -아/어 주다	문을 열어 주세요.
Sequential actions in Korean	Verb Stem + -고 나서 + Next Action	밥을 먹고 나서 공부했어요.
Korean measure words for specific items	Object + Number + Measure Word	자동차 한 대를 샀어요.
Korean measure words for living beings	Object + Number + Measure Word	사람 세 명이 왔어요
Korean measure words for general objects	Object + Number + Measure Word	사과 세 개 샀어
Irregular adjectives in Korean	ㅂ Irregular: 쉽다 → 쉬워요	이 책은 정말 쉬워.
Past progressive tense in Korean	Verb Stem + 고 있었다	어제 이 시간에 저는 책을 읽고 있었어요.
Present progressive tense in Korean	Verb stem + -고 있다	나는 지금 밥을 먹고 있다.
Common Korean prepositions	안, 밖, 앞, 위, 아래, 왼쪽, 오른쪽 + article	내 동생은 학교안에 있다.
Basic sentence structure	Subject + Verb	나는 걸어요.