맞잖아 너희 뭐야

What does 맞잖아 mean?

맞잖아 means "It’s true, you know." in Korean.

How it works here

맞잖아 uses -잖아 to remind or challenge the listener based on an already known fact.

When it's used

Used to point out or insist on a fact the listener already knows.

The line

맞잖아 너희 뭐야?!

That’s right, you guys—what are you?!

A conversational confirmation that relies on a fact already known to both sides.

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More examples

1. 나도 그 영화 봤잖아, 그래서 결말을 알고 있지.

   I saw that movie too, remember? So I know the ending.

2. 비가 온다더니 정말 오고 있잖아요.

   They said it would rain, and it really is raining, you know.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

맞잖아

맞잖아 너희 뭐야?!

That’s right, you guys—what are you?!

• A situation where you believe unverified news right away without checking.
• A situation where you take a joke seriously and answer earnestly.
• Confirming an already known fact by saying “That’s right, you know.”

Other words in this line

맞다

To be correct

너희

You all

뭐

What

Same expression in other scenes

• 가잖아 — You know that it goes.
• 왔잖아 — You know that you came.
• 되잖아 — You can do that, you know
• 맞잖아 — It’s right, you know.
• 헷갈리잖아 — You get confused about it, you know.

More BTS scenes

• No.457하고 있어— You’re doing well; you’re doing it now.
• No.455고른— The people who chose this team.
• No.458너무해 잠깐만— An expression meaning “wait a moment.”
• No.454몰라요— I don’t know.
• No.459맞는 거 같아요— “I think it’s right.”
• No.453좀 해 봐— Try it yourself.