🌟 -ㄴ다나

Ending of a Word

1. 다른 사람의 말을 전하며 그 내용이 못마땅하거나 귀찮음을 나타내는 종결 어미.

1. -NDANA: A sentence-final ending used to convey someone's remark, and imply that it is displeasing or annoying.

🗣️ Usage Example:

자기 말로는 어릴 때부터 나를 잘 안다나?
You say you know me well from an early age?
민준이 말로는 지수 남편이 대기업에 다닌다나 어쩐다나.
Min-joon says jisoo's husband works for a conglomerate.
내가 결혼만 해 주면 자기가 매일 요리하고 청소를 한다나?
If i marry you, you cook and clean every day?
승규가 동네에서는 힘이 제일 좋아서 쌀 몇 가마니도 거뜬히 든다나.
Seung-gyu is the strongest in town, so he can easily take a few bags of rice.
♔ 노처녀 누나가 올해는 꼭 신랑감을 찾아 결혼한다나 뭐라나.
Old maid's sister is going to get married this year in search of the groom.
♕ 글쎄, 정말 그럴지는 두고 봐야 알 것 같은데?
Well, we'll see if it really is.

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2. 어떤 일에 대해 무관심한 태도로 확신 없이 말함을 나타내는 종결 어미.

2. -NDANA: A sentence-final ending used to say something without certainty and in an indifferent attitude.

🗣️ Usage Example:

지수는 원하는 대학을 못 가서 방에 박혀서 운다나 봐.
Jisoo must be stuck in her room crying because she can't go to the university she wants.
민준이 동생은 올해 졸업하고 유학인가 뭔가를 간다나 봐.
Minjun's brother graduated this year and is going to study abroad or something.
옆집 아주머니 딸이 서울에서 제법 큰 음식점을 한다나 봅니다.
The daughter of the lady next door has a pretty big restaurant in seoul.
♔ 휴일인데 학교에 왜 이렇게 차도 많고 사람이 많지?
Why is there so many cars and people at school when it's a holiday?
♕ 오늘 유명한 연예인들이 학교 행사에 온다나 봐.
I guess famous celebrities are coming to school events today.

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📚 Annotation: 주로 구어에서, 받침이 없거나 ‘ㄹ’ 받침인 동사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

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