Example Sentences#

1. 나 노래 잘 못 부르잖아.¹
   You know I’m not good at singing.

   • 부르다 means ‘to sing’ or ‘to call’.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance.

2. 가슴이 뛰고 있잖아²
   My heart is racing

   • 있다 means ‘to exist’ or ‘to be’.
   • -고 있다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate a continuous or ongoing action.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance.

3. 특히 여자 주인공이 완전 다른 매력이 있었잖아.³
   Especially the female lead had a completely different charm, you know.

   • 있다 means ‘to exist’ or ‘to have’.
   • 었 is the past tense marker.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance, often translated as ‘as you know’.

4. “내가 두 개씩 먹었는데도, 네가 아무 말이 없었잖아.⁴
   “Even though I ate two at a time, you didn’t say anything.

   • 없다 means ‘to not exist’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance, often translated as ‘as you know’.

5. 같이 나눠 먹으면 되잖아.⁵
   We can share them together.

   • 되다 means ‘to be okay’ or ‘to work out well’.
   • -면 되다 is an expression used to indicate that, as long as one does or reaches a certain act or state, there is no problem or it is enough.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance, often translated as ‘as you know’.

6. 날씨도 좋잖아.¹
   The weather’s nice.

   • 좋다 means ‘to be good’.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance.

7. 너도 이 마음 느낄 수 있잖아²
   You can feel this too, can’t you?

   • 있다 means ‘to exist’.
   • ㄹ 수 있다 forms a grammar pattern that expresses ability or possibility.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance.

8. 태민: 그리고 남자 주인공도 참 따뜻하고 착하잖아.³
   Taemin: And the male lead is also really warm and kind, you know.

   • 착하다 means ‘to be good-hearted’, ‘to be kind’, or ‘to be nice’.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance, often translated as ‘as you know’.

9. 모든 순간이 다 완벽하잖아²
   Every moment is perfect

   • 완벽하다 means ‘to be perfect’.
   • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance.

10. 태민: 응, 드라마가 동화 같은 느낌도 좀 있었잖아?³
    Taemin: Yes, the drama had a bit of a fairy tale-like feeling too, didn’t it?

    • 있다 means ‘to exist’.
    • 었 is the past tense marker.
    • -잖아 is a sentence-ending particle used when the speaker assumes the listener already knows or should know and agree with what is being said. It stems from the negative form -지 않아, adding a rhetorical tone like ‘isn’t it?’ and may carry a reminder or corrective nuance, often translated as ‘as you know’.