G9.3 ~는/(으)거예요/거야
Emphasize a point in discussion by saying something in an explanation mode.

What it is/was is/was . . .
The fact/truth is . . .
What happens/happened is/was . . .

으응, 운동하는 거야.

약 medicine
힘 energy, strength
솟다 to soar, rise above
가만 quietness
처리 taking care, dealing with

영규:

아아. 아아, 약을 마셔서 그런가?

아아, 힘이 불끈불끈 솟네, 이거!

어어, 가만 있어봐.

아아, 어어.

처리가 안 된다, 처리가 안 돼.

  미선: 당신 뭐 해?
  영규: 으응, 운동하는 거야

남다 to remain, be left over
돌다 to circle (around)

미선: 허 참, 힘이 남아 도는구나 남아 돌아!

 

'~는/(으)거예요/거야?' asks for explanation.?

자네 또 삐진 거야?

 

(1)  Q: 뭐 하세요?
A: What I am doing is . . .
(2) Q: 이 . . . 어디서 사셨어요?
A: It is the thing I bought in . . .
Q: 언제 사셨어요?
A: it is the thing I bought in . . .
(3) Q: 이 사진 무슨 사진이에요?
A: What it is is . . .
(4) Q: 내일 midterm makeup 본다면서요?
A: 네, 그런데요.
Q: Makeup exam을 왜 본대요?
A: What happened was/What it is is . . .

Speaking activities: Respond to your partner's question, in a manner of clarifying or recounting what happens/happened using ~/(으)ㄴ 거예요.
1. Pick an item from your partner's belongings (clothes, back sack, pen, hair band, watch, hat, etc.) and ask him/her about it on where and when and on what occasion s/he bought it.
2. Ask each other to show you a picture, and ask about when, how and on what occasion the picture was taken.
3. You have heard about a special event that is to happen. Ask your partner about what is the occasion and why the event occurs in the way it does.
4. One person pretends to be doing the activity s/he is asked to be doing on a card. The other person asks him/her what s/he is doing. Respond, using ~는/(으)ㄴ 거예요.