The expressions of the New information: -네요 VS -군요 [Real Korean Class]

-네요 vs -군요 in school grammar, it is said that these 2 endings express the exclamation. but i’d say these endings are the expressions of new information. we’ll see about this. then what makes the differences between -군요 and -네요? 1. the source of the information: how did you get this information? -네요: in direct way.(perception) -군요: in direct&indirect way(perception, hearsay, inference) 2. level of the formality: -군요 can be used in more formal situation 3. focus -네요: listener -군요: speaker- Basic Korean is for beginners. Real Korean class compares 2 or more grammatical forms which have similar meaning or function.
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