너도 나 좋아하지?

The line, explained

There is a particular kind of drama confession that is not a question at all. One character leans in and says 너도 나 좋아하지? — 'you like me too, right?' They are not asking for information. They are asking the other person to admit what both of them already know. Korean does this with a single syllable, -지, and once you hear it you will realise how often people say things they are sure of.

너도 is 너 (you) plus 도, the particle meaning 'also' or 'too'. 도 replaces the usual subject or topic marker, so you do not say 너는도 — just 너도. That little 도 carries a lot here: it implies 'I like you, and you, too, like me'. 나 is 'me', the casual first person. In a textbook you would write 나를 with the object marker, but spoken Korean drops it, especially in short emotional lines.

좋아하다 means 'to like', and it is worth separating from its cousin 좋다. 좋다 is an adjective: 'to be good'. 좋아하다 is a verb that takes an object: 'to like something'. So 나 좋아해 is 'I like it', and 너 좋아해 is 'I like you'. Learners mix these up constantly, and dramas quietly teach the difference every time someone confesses.

Now the ending. The stem of 좋아하다 is 좋아하, and adding -지 gives 좋아하지. Said with a falling tone, it is a soft statement. Said with a rising tone, 좋아하지?, it becomes a tag question — 'you like me, don't you?' English needs a whole clause for this ('don't you', 'isn't it', 'right'); Korean needs one syllable. The speaker is confident and wants the listener to agree out loud.

You will hear -지? all day, not just in confessions. 맛있지? (it's good, right?) over a meal, 알지? (you know, right?) between friends, 괜찮지? (you're okay, right?) from someone who is worried. Make it polite with -죠?: 춥죠? (cold, isn't it?). Swap the verb in today's line and the confession changes its angle: 너도 나 기다렸지? (you waited for me too, didn't you?) is nostalgic, 너도 나 믿지? (you trust me too, right?) is a plea.