What does 준 거 아니에요 mean?
준 거 아니에요 means "Didn’t you give 70 points?" in Korean.
How it works here
‘준 거 아니에요?’ politely asks whether the assumed past action really occurred.
Key expression
V-ㄴ 거 아니에요?
A gentle confirmation question based on an assumption
‘V-ㄴ 거 아니에요?’ (didn’t you V?/isn’t it that V?) gently asks for confirmation based on an assumption. It can sound more doubtful than a plain past-tense question.
When it's used
Used to politely recheck something the speaker believes has already happened.
The line
근데 아까 1등은 70점 준 거 아니에요?
But didn’t you give first place 70 points earlier?
Rechecking a score or result.
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More examples
회의는 이미 끝난 거 아니에요?
Isn’t the meeting already over?
이 파일은 어제 보낸 거 아니에요?
Isn’t this the file you sent yesterday?
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
준 거 아니에요
근데 아까 1등은 70점 준 거 아니에요?
But didn’t you give first place 70 points earlier?
- Explaining a new plan from the beginning
- Getting angry immediately after hearing the other person
- Gently checking whether something believed to have happened really did happen
Show the answer
Gently checking whether something believed to have happened really did happen
a gentle confirmation question based on an assumption. ‘V-ㄴ 거 아니에요?’ (didn’t you V?/isn’t it that V?) gently asks for confirmation based on an assumption. It can sound more doubtful than a plain past-tense question.
Other words in this line
- 아까
- Earlier; a little while ago
- 1등
- First place; first
- 70
- 70
- 점
- Points; score
- 주다
- To give; be given
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