What is '-이지요' used for? Is it common? 안녕하세요! I have a question. What does it mean when you add '-이지요' to a V/A at the end of a sentence? Is it used with questions that are things both people already

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Wren

What is '-이지요' used for? Is it common?

안녕하세요! I have a question. What does it mean when you add '-이지요' to a V/A at the end of a sentence? Is it used with questions that are things both people already know about?...

For example:

거기 재민 씨에 집이지요?

Is this Jae-Min's house?

Is it like saying 'Isn't this...' in a question? Any feedback helps! Thank you so much!

고맙습니다!

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Hello again Wren,

이지요, does indeed mean "Isn't this" or "Is this".
What should be noted is that this way of ending the sentence implies you're quite sure it is the case. An example may be a telemarketer who asks "Is this the Smith household?" (I'm really bad at these examples aren't I)

Hope this helped!

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