-기는요

-기는요 politely denies or plays down a compliment or statement: 'Not at all / Me? No way'.

문장 끝·말투Endings & speech style

Han: The pattern needs -기: 예쁘기는요.

Examples

가: 많이 바쁘시죠? 나: 바쁘기는요. 괜찮아요.A: You must be very busy. B: Busy? Not at all. It's fine.

가: 요리를 잘하시네요. 나: 잘하기는요, 그냥 간단한 거예요.A: You're a good cook. B: Not really — it's just something simple.

가: 한국어를 정말 잘하시네요. 나: 잘하기는요. 아직 많이 부족해요.A: You speak Korean really well. B: Not at all. I still have a long way to go.

-기는요vs아니에요아니에요 is a plain 'no'; -기는요 repeats the word and sounds more natural and modest as a reply to praise.

V/A+기는요

N+은/는요

잘하다 → 잘하기는요, 예쁘다 → 예쁘기는요

Wrong: ~~가: 예뻐요. 나: 예쁘는요.~~

Right: 가: 예뻐요. 나: 예쁘기는요.

The pattern needs -기: 예쁘기는요.

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